Escape!

This is an awesome promise from God, check it out:



1 Corinthians 10:13



13 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.



A few things I want you to see here:



1. No matter the temptation the devil is throwing your way, others have faced it and overcome it with God's help!



2. God is faithful. God is always there giving us what we need to get through the temptation. Is their any other who we would want to help us through?



3. God will not allow Satan to tempt us beyond what we are able to stand. I think this is where we can make a wrong thought. When we talk about standing against temptation ourselves and temptation with the power of God on our side, this is two different things. You see we are weak without God and will fall very easily. When we have the power of the Holy Spirit in us we can face temptations and are much much more powerful because God will protect us! Think about that for a moment.



4. God provides a way of escape. That once again just shows us how much God loves us. There is a way out, the choice is ours....do we want the temporary pleasure of sin or the eternal rewards of being a faithful servant of God?



5. You can bear sin! Put your spiritual armor on and deflect those sin filled darts of the devil! Get in the Word and be ready for battle, the devil knows his time is short and wants to bring you down along with himself!



Thank you Jesus for providing a way of escape from the wicked one! I love you and want to be a faithful servant toady. May I stand strong in the power of the Holy Spirit!



Tom