"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 you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape that you may be able to bear it."
Temptation is an experience that is common to all people. It began in the Garden of Eden and continues today. Even Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us, experienced temptation. (We are given an example of His temptations in the synoptic gospels.) Jesus overcame temptation without sinning, which makes Him the only one to do that. All of the great Bible people sinned. There was none greater than David, and we know about his experience. Psalm 51 shows us David's repentance. (Turn to it and read it.) Temptation is not sin, but it certainly leads to sin. The great thing is that God knows about our temptations and will enable us to overcome them: "But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able." You see, God loves us and does not want us to be overcome by temptation. We need to remember that God is not absent when we are being tempted. God is aware of everything that is going on in His universe; therefore He is aware of our temptations. We are reminded that God will "also make a way to escape that you may be able to escape." God gave us the Holy Spirit to guide us when we are tempted. It is not God's fault when we succumb to temptation, for He has made a way of escape. Somehow we elude that escape hatch. That is why we read in verse 14: "Wherefore, my dearly beloved flee from idolatry." We need to keep our eyes on Jesus and our minds and hearts on the guidance of the Spirit. The good news is that God will forgive us when we sincerely repent. Seek His forgiveness now, and accept His loving forgiveness. (Turn to 2Peter3:9 and 1 John 1:8-10 and read them and accept their truth.) Bro. Joe
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