Godly Insights for the 21st Century Life

In honor of the start of Lent on Wednesday, I've decided to post my first story behind the song on a song that I wrote a year ago. On the night I wrote it, I had driven from Manhattan to Kansas City to see Winter Jam at the Sprint Center. Even though I would have given just about anything to have been on my way to Oklahoma instead for the all-Wesley retreat, I had a commitment on Sunday and was unable to. Little did I know that God had different plans for me that weekend. Writing this song was one of them. I left my apartment about 11:00 to begin the trip. I stopped about noon to eat lunch, and ended up getting a cell phone charger because my phone had died en route, and I didn't want to be worried about getting stranded without a way of communicating, especially considering I likely would not get back until well after midnight. I parked across the street from the Sprint Center and stood in line for about 5 hours before they opened the doors. During the concert,  I was swept...

"For we do not have a high priest  who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are --yet was without sin." - Hebrews 4:15 NIV, emphasis mine Have you ever  really  stopped to think about the words in this verse? Many will be familiar with it, but we don't always stop to think about what it means. Jesus was tempted in every way imaginable: the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Sure, we know that the devil tempted him with food, wealth and a chance to prove his power when he was in the wilderness. We even realize that he had some reservations about going to the cross. However, what about those temptations that the Bible doesn't even mention? It's easy to read this verse and think of a few simple temptations that Jesus would have faced. Some examples are disobeying his parents, cheating on his taxes, even occasionally smacking his disciples over the head when they started fighting amongst them...