This Sunday we will be concluding our study of the Lord’s Prayer with a petition by Jesus that can be challenging, “lead us not into temptation.” When we hear this, it is natural to ask what Jesus means by this. Does it mean that God is the one responsible for bringing temptation into our lives? Scripture is filled with stories of testing and temptation. We think of the Israelites being tested in the wilderness before entering the promised land. We think of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness prior to the beginning of his ministry. When we look more closely at these accounts of testing, we come to a fuller understanding of what Jesus is praying to be avoided. And we see it is much more about not seeking for God to do things our way.