One night a well-known and highly respected American preacher was working on his sermon for the Easter Sunday. His little son came in and asked his daddy to come tuck him in. The father told him to get into bed and he would come in a few minutes to give him a goodnight kiss and tuck him in.

But then, he became engrossed in his sermon preparation, and much later, he remembered the promise. He went into his son’s bed room only to discover that the little fellow was already asleep without his nightly hug.

His passion to be a good preacher – a good thing – had tempted him that night to be a poor father. Do you see what happened? The tempter can even turn our strengths against us if we are not careful.  Temptation comes when we least expect it.

c/f/ James McCormick, Selected Sermons, www.Sermons.com