He Stood Strong

“Because he never gave in, 

because he did not run away, 

because he never went where temptation would lead him, 

but stood strong until that moment of temptation was over, 

he endured the full power of temptation. 

Christ endured stress, pain, suffering, and sacrifice of an intensity that we will never face because he did not break. He stood strong against sin for us. He endured everything the world could throw at him.” 

- Paul David Tripp via OFI