Commentary
Hunger
“Jesus was hungry.”
It is a moment of vulnerability for Jesus. And the tempter knows that.
The first temptation can happen when we are hungry in our body
(hunger, thirst, physical exhaustion), in our heart (emotional exhaustion,
stress, loneliness), in our mind (laziness, feeling stuck with unsolvable
problems), or in our soul (spiritual dryness, doubt)…
The second temptation can happen when we are hungry for
self-determination, for control of our own destiny, for a false sense of
freedom from responsibilities and commitment, when we only think of ourselves,
when we think we are our own gods.
The third temptation can happen when we are hungry for power,
for domination, for popularity, for wealth, …
We know what Jesus did in that moment of vulnerability, and
how he faced those temptations.
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