Best Day/Bad Day

"This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."--Mt.3:17 God the Father blessed Jesus (the one and only Son)with these words in public testimony right after Jesus' baptism. God affirms, confirms, claims Jesus, identifies with Jesus, shows love and fatherly pride at the baptism. ---But this awesome time of blessing was immediately followed by the Holy Spirit leading Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. God didn't tempt Jesus, nor does He tempt us. However, He allows temptation and welcomes it. Temptation is proving ground. It shows who we are for. It is where choices of the will are made. Note also that some of our best days are followed by the most challenging days. God had faith in the Son. He believes in you. As we face the tempter today, let us believe and trust God; and not believe the devil and his bag of lies.