TAKE HEED
1 Corinthians 10:12-13
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 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.
Personal Challenge
I remember, back in my younger days, memorizing verse 13 of this passage. It is a powerful tool in our arsenal against sinning. To know that there is no temptation coming at us that has not come against many other people helps us to remember that we can say "No!" to the temptations because others have as well. Also knowing that God loves us so much that He will not let us be tempted beyond our capability to say "No!", to be able to exercise our own free will and walk away from the temptation and the potential sin that it could lead us to. God is there to help us beat the temptation. But it is verse 12 that sets this up and gives the power to verse 13. We must be careful that we do not stand tall in our pride thinking that we can withstand these temptations on our own for in doing so we are setting ourselves up for a fall, regardless of the escape that God is giving us. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
I remember, back in my younger days, memorizing verse 13 of this passage. It is a powerful tool in our arsenal against sinning. To know that there is no temptation coming at us that has not come against many other people helps us to remember that we can say "No!" to the temptations because others have as well. Also knowing that God loves us so much that He will not let us be tempted beyond our capability to say "No!", to be able to exercise our own free will and walk away from the temptation and the potential sin that it could lead us to. God is there to help us beat the temptation. But it is verse 12 that sets this up and gives the power to verse 13. We must be careful that we do not stand tall in our pride thinking that we can withstand these temptations on our own for in doing so we are setting ourselves up for a fall, regardless of the escape that God is giving us. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
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