Until an Opportune Time | November 13th, 2026

Luke 4:13
13 Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.

Matthew 26:41
41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

James 4:7-8
7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded

The devil didn’t give up when the wilderness ended. He stepped back to wait for a better moment. Luke shows us where he returned: “Then Satan entered Judas” (Luke 22:3), and in the Garden and on the way to the cross, Jesus said, “this is your hour, and the power of darkness” (Luke 22:53).

Satan knows where we’re vulnerable. He watches for seasons when we’re tired, discouraged, isolated, or distracted, and he strikes then. Temptation isn’t random. It’s timed.

Jesus faced every attack with the Word, with prayer, and with surrender to the Father, and now we’re called to the same stance: “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:7-8). Notice the order. We resist by first submitting and drawing near.