TEMPTATION
BREAD
12 So, if
you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! 13 No temptation has seized you
except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be
tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide
a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NIV)
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one. Matthew 6:13 (NIV)
13 When
tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by
evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire,
he is dragged away and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to
sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. James 1:13-15 (NIV)
41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Matthew 26:41 (NIV)
38 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Mark 14:38 (NIV)
40 On
reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you
will not fall into temptation.” Luke
22:40 (NIV)
18 Because
he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being
tempted. Hebrews 2:18 (NIV)
14 Therefore,
since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the
Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high
priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has
been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. 16 Let us then approach the
throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to
help us in our time of need. Hebrews
4:14-16 (NIV)
BUTTER
“It may indeed be argued, and has been,
that only One who fully resists temptation can know the extent of its force.
Thus the sinless One has a greater capacity for compassion than any sinner
could have for a fellow sinner. With
such a High Priest, it follows that believers
should approach the throne of grace with confidence. In a book filled with lovely and
captivating turns of expression, few excel the memorable phrase ‘throne of
grace.’ Such a conception of the presence of God into which beleaguered Christians
may come at any time, suggests both the sovereignty of the One they approach
(since they come to a ‘throne’) and His benevolence. At a point of contact with
God like this Christians can fully expect to receive mercy and find grace to help... in... time of need. Bible Knowledge Commentary
“Every
time we resist the slightest temptation, we honor God. Every time we overcome even the smallest
problem by trusting and obeying our Lord Jesus, God is glorified in our
lives. Whenever we choose character over
convenience, faithfulness over ease, or honesty over deceit, we bring honor to
the Lord Himself.” Robert
J. Morgan
“I entreat you, give no place to
despondency. This is a dangerous temptation
– a refined, not a gross temptation of the adversary. Melancholy contracts and withers the heart,
and renders it unfit to receive the impressions of grace. It magnifies and gives a false coloring to
objects, and thus renders your burdens too heavy to bear. God’s designs regarding you, and His methods
of bringing about these designs, are infinitely wise.” Madame
Guyon
“Contrary to the
world's beliefs, the spiritual fruit of self-control does not come about
through the discipline of self-mastery, but rather through surrendering
ourselves to God's control. None of us fully have the power, capability, or
wisdom to master our own lives. You cannot resist all the temptations that are
hurled at you, control the behavior of those closest to you, or limit the ideas
that pop into your mind. What you can do is surrender your life to the Holy
Spirit. You can control how you respond, yield, and submit to Him.” Michael Youssef
“Temptation has
its source not in the outer lure but in the inner lust.” D. Edmond Hiebert
“Every temptation
leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.” Erwin Lutzer
“They who would be safe from acts of evil
must hasten away from occasions of it. A
covenant must be made with our eyes not even to look upon the cause of
temptation, for such sins only need a spark to begin with and a blaze follows
in an instant. Who would wantonly enter the
leper’s prison and sleep amid its horrible corruption? Only he who desires to be leprous himself
would thus court contagion. If the mariner
knew how to avoid a storm, he would do anything rather than run risk of
weathering it. It is true I may be an
apparent loser by declining evil company, but I had better leave my cloak than
lose my character; it is not absolutely necessary for me to be rich, but it is
imperative for me to be pure.” Charles
H. Spurgeon
HEART SAVOR
- · God will give me a way out of temptation through a door of escape as I trust in His leading and power and not in my own. He will provide a way out so I can stand.
- · I am to watch and pray against temptation – the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
- · It behooves me to be thoroughly aware of my temptations to avoid my corruption.
