“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (ESV)
Being tempted by our enemy the devil has been promised by Jesus (Luke 17:1 NLT) to all who have received Jesus by accepting His gift of salvation and eternal life. We learned from the first letter by the Apostle Peter (1 Peter 5:8 ESV) to be on the alert because the devil is perpetually seeking to take us down. But these are God promises in today’s verse. They help us stand firm against our enemy. 1) All temptations we encounter are common and others have experienced them. 2) God is faithful. 3) God does not allow us to be tempted beyond our ability to endure the temptations. 4) God always provides an escape route for us. 5) Because we have that escape, we can endure the temptations and we do not have to give in to them. Next time today, and tomorrow, because it happens to all of us every day, when we are tempted, consider these promises. While the temptations come at us from the devil, the promises are from God and He empowers us to resist them one and all. Resisting is how we fight the enemy.
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