Truth or Dare?

Have you and your friends ever played truth or dare? What happened when you chose ‘dare’? Maybe it was something easy like ‘stick your bra in the freezer’ or maybe it was something embarrassing, like ‘tell Timmy you like him’. While these dares may seem pretty trivial, the world tempts us in ways that are anything but. It’s that little voice inside your head that says, “What could it hurt? You’re the only one not doing it. It’ll make you feel normal.” That voice is Satan saying “I dare you to fail. I dare you to fail in your little walk with God.” The devil is the master of dares. While it is true that Jesus led a perfect and sinless life, He was still tempted and ‘dared’. In Matthew 4, the Bible talks about when Satan tempts Jesus in the wilderness.

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness for the devil to tempt Him. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. 3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread”. 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man cannot live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

–Matthew 4:1-4

Can you imagine that temptation? That would be like you not being able to eat before a surgery, and your mom coming home with Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Ouch. But really, that dare was only small in the long run. The devil dares us not to follow God. But God has some dares of His own. He dares us to not be silent about our faith. He dares us to take the road less traveled. He dares us to be different.

“Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”

-Ezra 10:4

This verse says “Rise up”. Accept God’s dare. Dare to live out your faith for Him.

Love,

Emilee