"Save us from the time of trial."
The traditional wording of this petition is, "And lead us not into temptation." I like the new wording better. Would God intentionally lead me into temptation? What kind of God would that be? Luther sets the record straight when he writes in his explanation, ""It is true that God tempts no one." But, there are many temptations that seek to damage our relationship with God and others. In this petition we are asking for God's strength and power to save us from the temptations that come our way. We pray that God would "preserve and keep us" from the dangers of sin and that, "although we may be attacked by them, we may finally prevail and gain the victory." Much can go wrong when we start down the path of temptation to sin. We pray this petition to ask for God's presence so that, as Jesus did when confronted by Satan, we might stand strong and defeat the daily temptations that enter our lives.
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