OVERCOMING TRIALS I
Memorise: Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he
is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which he Lord hath promised to
them that love him. James 1:12
Read:
Proverbs 1:11-15, 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let
us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as
those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance; we shall fill our
houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy
foot from their path:
Bible in one year: 1st Kings 8:22-9:28, Proverbs 16:20-33
MESSAGE
The irony of the spiritual realm
is that the tempter is the prosecutor. The Bible says:
“And the
great dragon was cast out that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceieveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were
cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come
salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before
our God day and night.
”
Revelation
12:9-10
The above scripture points to one
bitter truth; trials and temptations are characteristics of life whether we
believe it or not. It is, however, better to believe it because it is then we
can preparedly overcome it. The Bible also confirms it by attaching a blessing
to overcomers of temptation:
“Blessed
is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the
crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”
James
1:12
It takes genuine love for God to
be able to overcome temptation. Joseph was able to overcome the temptation of
sleeping with his master’s wife because of the love he had for God. This love
was what produced his victory. He said:
“There
is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from
me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against God?”
Genesis
39:9
As said earlier, there will
always be temptations as long as we are on this earth. Temptation is not a sin
but falling into it is the sin. The bad thoughts that the devil flashes at you
are not sins until you begin to hatch and execute them. It is our resistance to
temptation that makes us overcomers. The Bible says:
“Ye have
not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.”
Hebrews
12:4
My prayer for someone using this
devotional is that you remain an overcomer over sin from now on in Jesus’
name.
Prayer Point
Father, sanctify me wholly from every besetting sin by the Blood of
Jesus shed on the Cross.
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