Lead Us Not Into Temptation
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What does it really mean to pray 'lead us not into temptation'? This part of the Lord's Prayer is one of the most misunderstood and most underestimated petitions we can bring before God. At its heart, it is not a prayer for the weak or the struggling. It is a prayer for anyone who has ever looked at their own life and assumed they had things under control. Through the stories of Peter and Hezekiah, we are reminded that the moments we feel most secure are often the moments we are most exposed. Peter declared he would never fall away, and hours later he wept bitterly in a courtyard. Hezekiah survived armies and illness only to stumble when pride crept in. These are not cautionary tales about bad people. They are mirrors held up to show us something true about all of us. When we pray this petition, we are not admitting defeat. We are reaching up like a child in a busy parking lot, trusting that the Father's grip is stronger than our own confidence. That is not weakness. That is wisdom.
