"Overcoming Temptations Banner" by Lois Prahlow. Png. not for republishing |
The powerful words which Jesus clung to are from Matthew 3:4,7,and
10, and are depicted on the three baptismal shells on the banner.
In shocking red and pulsating pink, around the rim of the circle are
listed some of the categories of temptations which try to lure the
people of God into striving for their empty promises. They lead,
however, into misbelief, despair, and other great shame and vice by
ignoring/abandoning/disobeying God’s Word: Fortune, Fame, and Freedom
(in the sense of pursuing our own way); Security, Superiority, and
Success; and Power, Possessions, and Pleasure. All these beckonging
pursuits may conflict with the gift that God has given to us by His
grace: a name as His child, and a relationship with Him which cannot be
taken away, a forgiven past and future filled with His providence and
promise, a calling to know Him, love, trust, and serve him alone.
Jesus lived this way, and even death could not separate Him from the
love of His Heavenly Father, who raised Him from the grave and has now
given us to Him as His fellow saints and heirs. He is our Head, and we,
now, are His body in the world. called to follow Him and do God’s will,
as the Holy Spirit leads. banner design and article by Lois Prahlow
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