Hebrews 12:1-29
Consider Him who endured from sinners such hostility against Himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. (vv. 3-4) These would be great verses to remember when we are tempted by those couple of temptations in which we often fail. We think of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. But His time at Gethsemane was an even greater temptation. He knew that He was choosing between life and death. As He told Peter after Peter had taken his sword against the high priest’s servant, “Do you not realize that I could call on My Father, and at once He would provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53) Jesus chose death. We need to think of Jesus’ suffering and death when those temptations come on. I do believe our resistance would be magnified!
See also: December 9 / Hebrews 12:1-11; December 10 / Hebrews 12:12-17; December 11 / Hebrews 12:18-24; December 12/ Hebrews 12:25-29
Well said!