“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
We are all going to suffer temptation in our lives. There is no way out of it. Christ, our Lord and Savior also went through many trials and temptations in His short life in this world. He suffered and made it through, and by His grace and mercy He will help us to overcome temptation as well. During His temptation in the wilderness, Jesus used God’s word to fight the wiles of the Devil. He provided that same word to us. The scripture refers to God’s word as a sword. What is the purpose of a sword? Isn’t it used as a weapon to fight with? That is why we need to spend time in God’s word daily. We may not think that we get much out of reading and that we don’t have time to do it everyday, but it is necessary. That is the weapon with which God has provided for us to fight. We can not be slack in studying God’s word for fear that the enemy will gain the upper hand and we would be consumed in the temptation we may be facing. God has promised that He will make a way for us to escape the temptation and He has given us His Holy Word to be able to fight. Now it’s up to us to use what He has provided. Just as Jesus was able to overcome, we too, can be over comers to the temptations that Satan places in our path.
Debbie White West VirginiaPRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Cathy Crawford as she plans her return to France in January.
