Proclamation:
“No
temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. 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 endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were written by the apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit
of God, to the believers in the church at Corinth. Paul began by recounting the history of their
ancestors from the Red Sea to the wilderness. (1 Corinthians 10:1-6) He said that those things were recorded and recounted
to them as examples of what not to do. (1 Corinthians 10:6 and 10:11) Then he told them that they would be tempted,
but they would not be tempted beyond that which they could bear. (1 Corinthians
10:13) He spent the remainder of the
chapter discussing their freedom to eat meat from animals which had been sacrificed
to idols. He ended by telling them that
whatever they eat, drink, or do should be done to the glory of God. (1
Corinthians 10:31)
Application:
We
have all gone through trials and temptations. We may be going through some of them right now,
but we will definitely go through some of them in the future. However, The Holy Spirit of The Lord God was,
and is, and always will be with us. He
said that He would never leave us or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5) Being tempted is not a sin. Jesus was tempted. (Matthew 4:1-11) We sin when we yield and give in to the
temptation. But we do not have to yield,
He will not allow us to be temped beyond that which we can handle. Sometimes we need to remove ourselves from the
places or the people that provide us with the temptation to sin. Reading and studying The Word of God can help
us when we are tempted to sin. He always
provides us with a way out of the temptation. (1 Corinthians 10:13) We just have to ask Him for help.
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