The Way of Escape
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. - 1 Cor. 10:13
Just as Satan tempted Eve to focus on the one tree she couldn’t have, he tempts us to focus on the one thing we think we must have. He adds urgency and blurs our vision of the truth, making what isn't God's best appear matchless. Because his enticements are not obvious, we must seek discernment and wisdom from the Lord.
I recall a story that illustrates a response to temptation. At a market, a little boy standing by the candy aisle looked nervous. He kept walking around it, staring at it with intense desire. The clerk watched the boy for a long time until he confronted him. “Looks like you’re trying to take some candy." The boy replied, “You’re wrong, sir. I’m trying not to.”
We must attempt to run away from temptation by rushing to the Lord. If we try to justify our desire for what we know is wrong, we want it more and move closer to biting the bait. It is Jesus we must focus on. God is faithful and enables us to bear the enticement by leading us to a better way—His way, from glory to glory!
Just as Satan tempted Eve to focus on the one tree she couldn’t have, he tempts us to focus on the one thing we think we must have. He adds urgency and blurs our vision of the truth, making what isn't God's best appear matchless. Because his enticements are not obvious, we must seek discernment and wisdom from the Lord.
I recall a story that illustrates a response to temptation. At a market, a little boy standing by the candy aisle looked nervous. He kept walking around it, staring at it with intense desire. The clerk watched the boy for a long time until he confronted him. “Looks like you’re trying to take some candy." The boy replied, “You’re wrong, sir. I’m trying not to.”
We must attempt to run away from temptation by rushing to the Lord. If we try to justify our desire for what we know is wrong, we want it more and move closer to biting the bait. It is Jesus we must focus on. God is faithful and enables us to bear the enticement by leading us to a better way—His way, from glory to glory!
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