1 Cor 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is
common to man: but God is
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but
will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear
it.”
While temptation will test
you, it tests everyone, it has no dominion over you. It can only become
destructive when you entertain it instead of escaping it. Your ability “to bear” temptations antics is laid out
in God’s escape plan… “make a way to escape.”
Your ability to do so will be predicated
on your first step, as Paul instructed Timothy in 2 Tim 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts… out of it’s presence out of it’s power. Effective
spiritual escape plans don’t include resistance and resolve, but rather flee
and flourish; ready to fight again. The counter-intelligence is recognizing the
enemy, acknowledging wrong, respond in what is right, pray for strength. But,
the assurance of victory occurs when you chose to take the first step to escape.
But, it’s advantage to the enemy for those who seek to resist temptation rather
than fleeing it!
Temptation is the devil
looking through the key hole, yielding is opening the door seeing what he's up
to.
HSAY… Todd
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