Three Temptations in the Desert

The three temptations that Jesus experienced in the desert have a correlation to temptations in today's society. The devil tempts Jesus to turn stones into bread, throw himself from the Temple and have God catch him in order to prove his relationship with God, and worship the devil and he will receive all the kingdoms in the world. A temptation similar in today's society to turning stones into bread is the pressure to drink, do drugs, smoke, or cheat. From a teenager's perspective, there is temptation to fall under peer pressures to do bad things in order to fit in or seem "cool." If Jesus gave into this temptation it would be to prove his powers and that he is truly the Son of God. Today, we, as teenagers, have the temptation to try our relationships with our parents and their trust, by lying to them about what we're doing or where we're going. This relates to Jesus' temptations because He would've been testing His relationship with His father to justify the bond between them. If Jesus were to worship the devil, like he said, then He would've been putting false gods before His father, the one, true God. Everyone in today's society has probably taken material things in a higher esteem than the Lord. As teenage girls, we could be tempted to go shopping or hang out with friends rather than to go to church on a regular basis. We could also think that other get-togethers or parties are more important than taking a few minutes to connect to God. Luckily, Jesus set the example of resisting these temptations and today we all, hopefully, try our best to follow in Jesus' footsteps.