Is there actually a way out of being tempted to do evil? Have you being tempted before to do something that was not good? What was your response to that?
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*Text: 1 Cor. 10: 13*
“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.”
Temptations. Have you ever wondered how life will be without them? Inability to say “No” to temptations is the reason why some are yet to turn away from sin and accept God’s offer of salvation. They are yet to develop enough courage and strength of character to turn away from the temptation that confronts them daily in their place of work or from other sources. Even among professing believers many have remained stagnant and unable to make any meaningful progress in their Christian life due to the fact that they are still struggling with one temptation or another.
Our text today has some information for us about temptation and this information undoubtedly will help us in our effort to overcome temptation and to live a life of holiness unto the Lord. The first thing it tells us is that the temptation that confronts us is not peculiar to us. It is not something strange or uncommon, other Christians and non-Christians alike are experiencing the same thing. The implication of this is that some other people have encountered the same temptation and they overcame, we also therefore can overcome.
The second thing the text tells us about temptation is that God in is faithfulness filters every temptation that comes to us and will not allow any temptation that is beyond what we are able to bear to come to us. So whatever temptation you are going though now was allowed by God to come to you because He knows that you have ability to bear it. The challenge is that we on our own do not usually feel that we are able to bear the temptation, in some cases under intense temptation we feel overwhelmed and it seem that we are unable to cope. But this is where we have to trust God, if He says we can then we can, if the temptation successfully passed through His filter meaning that we can bear it, then we must trust him regardless of how we feel that indeed, we can bear it.
Thirdly, our text tells us that for every temptation that comes our way, there is a way of escape. We may not see it but it is there, because the scriptures says so, we can either choose to believe or doubt the word of God, but it is wisdom for us to believe. Because the word of God will not lie, if it says that there is a way of escape then believe, if you don’t see the way immediately ask God to reveal it to you and He will.
These information revealed about temptation in this text, tells us one thing which is that, no temptation can overcome us unless we choose for the temptation to overcome us. For every temptation that comes our way if we fight it relying on the information revealed in this text, then we will be overcomers every time.
You are most welcome to the month of October.
Praise be to the Almighty God who has graciously preserved and guided you such that you are able to gloriously enter into this month.
May this month be a month of great moves and great acts of God in your life and family.
May God's grace of protection and preservation journey with you throughout this month in Jesus name.
May The healing hands of the Lord be upon your household in this new month. You shall know no sorrow this October. It is well with you. Promotion is your portion.
In this month, do to others what you want others to do to you. Love your neighbours so dearly as brethrens. Let love and light shine in all you do. Let no evil thoughts behold you.
May you be blessed in all your ways this month and may all things this month work for your good and for the good of your family in Jesus name. Amen. Shalom
Prayer Point
1. Father thank you for the provisions you have made for me to overcome temptation
2. Father please grant me the courage and strength of character to always be able to say “No” to temptation
3. Father if any temptation comes my way it is because you know that I can bear it, I pray that therefore no temptation will overwhelm or intimidate me in Jesus name
4. Father for every temptation that comes my way please show me the way of escape, let it be clear to me
5. Father, temptation will never overcome me in Jesus name.
Have a blessed day and month.
Remember to pray before going to work so that you can be protected under the shield of the most high. His presence will never leave you. You're protected and sustained.
Not to forget, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO NIGERIA!!!! NIGERIA TURNS 60 YEARS IN OCTOBER 1ST 2020.
NIGERIANS, YOU ALL ARE BLESSED OOO.
SEE YOU LATER.
