The Destroyer

 Luk 4:9  And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 

Luk 4:10  for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ 

Luk 4:11  and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” 

Luk 4:12  And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 

The third temptation satan had to offer was death. So many people, especially teens are tempted with suicide, as if it were the answer to their problems; a quick escape from life.  In the story of Martin Luther, a young man killed himself and the church at that time was condemning the boy for this act. Martin Luther took pity on the boy and said it was in a moment of weakness that satan took advantage of him.  I believe that if a person is a believer in Christ that he will be with Christ forever. The blood of Jesus covers all such offenses. For those left behind, know that through Jesus we will all be alive in him, loved ones reunited because of the atonement of Jesus. This never means that we are to kill ourselves, instead we are to die to our stubborn will and to submit all to God and obey him.