“No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NASB)
Do we truly understand as Christians, our faith in God will be tested? The tribulations, temptations and testing of our confession is always bearable with God's help. Our promises in this passage reminds us that God is watching over us for our best. But our best does not mean the easiest path to avoid testing of our faith in God. Our First promise is that we will never be tested by anything uncommon to the testing people face. Others have endured the same testing that we encounter in our lives. Our Second promise is God's faithfulness to protect us from any testing we are unable to endure. Whatever our test is, God provides what we need to stick it out with His help. Our Third promise is that God will give us an escape plan – not always to escape the testing but to escape the consequences of failing to trust Him and falling instead for the temptation to bail out. Our escape is the ability to endure and trust Him through it all.
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