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 this
chapter 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) 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 if we are not, then we will definitely go through some trials
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. God always provides us with a way out. (1
Corinthians 10:13) We just have to ask Him for His help.
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