Monday, January 12, 2004

Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
(James 1.12 NRSV)
Clarence L. Macartney once noted that the first temptation in the history of the human race took place in a garden, and with man at peace with the whole animal creation. The temptation of Jesus, the second Adam, took place in a wilderness, where he was with the wild beasts.' That contrast between the first temptation and the temptation of Jesus, one in a garden, the other in a desert, is a picture of the ruin which had been brought by sin.

Nathan Horwitt, a mushroom expert, has said that a mushroom which is properly known as AMANITA PHALLOIDES, is the deadliest of all mushrooms. It is also possibly the tastiest, says Horwitt. Asked how he knows this, he explains that the poison is slow-acting and that often the first symptom of poisoning is communicated when the victim remarks, "Last night I ate the most delicious mushroom of my life."

What out, because temptation can be like the "most delicious mushroom."

Dear Jesus, help me to overcome the temptations of life. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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