Victory Over Temptation Guaranteed
THE LAMP DEVOTION
1 Corinthians 10:12-13
12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 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.
What do you have to say to people who say that the devil made them do the wrong thing they did? How about those who say, “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak� People have various excuses when they do what is wrong. Some even argue that if you were in their position, you would have done something worse. These days we are asked to understand people and not to judge them. All these scenarios do not help us in our fight towards becoming the perfect persons God intended us to be.
Instead of excuses, let us find what God’s word says and let us pray for capacity to walk the talk. The Apostle Paul teaches this profound truth in today’s passage which assures us that we have been equipped to overcome temptation. Jesus would add, “if it were not so I would have told you.†Overcoming temptation is not beyond our reach.
All the things that come against us are not new. They have happened to people in the past, so it is not strange. God is faithful and will not let something come your way that you are unable to handle. The apostle goes on to reveal that knowing what is coming our way, God provides a way of escape for us. It becomes our responsibility to see the way of escape and take it. Think of the way of escape as how we will experience victory.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His faithfulness in not allowing something bigger than you to confront you.
2. Pray that your eyes will always be opened to see the way to overcome temptation when it comes.
3. Father, please guide my feet into the ways of overcoming temptation.
Declarations
I declare that I have what it takes to overcome temptation. God my heavenly Father knows every temptation that is waiting to come my way and has provided the way of escape for me. Henceforth I am more vigilant than I have been. I shall not miss the way of escape. Victory shall be mine always in the name of Jesus.
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