When You Are Tempted, He Will Also Provide A Way Out
For I
do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our
ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.
They were all baptized into
Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the
spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God
was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the
wilderness.
Now
these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil
things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is
written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in
revelry.” We
should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day
twenty-three thousand of them died. We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed
by snakes. And
do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.
These
things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us,
on whom the culmination of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing
firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 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.
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Corinthians 10:1-13
How much faith do you
have? A major part of that answer lies within your moral and ethical values,
and what you believe about Jesus. You will be tested day in and day out, at
work and at home. Remember, we will be tested, but it is not our role to test
Jesus Christ. He is trustworthy at all times.
Remember, also, that
we will never be tested beyond our means. Every temptation will have a way out.
We just have to pray constantly for that discernment.
The best
way to escape temptation is to run to God.
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