Devotion Blog 1 -- Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

¹³ No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

Excerpt from BibleGateway.com

Daily Devotions from InTouch Ministries

It makes me think about all those times that I have fallen into sin, one time after another. The process of committing a sin outlined in today's devotion states that we all begin falling into this horrid spiral with something simple like a glance. Then we have this desire to sin brewing within us. A choice must be made by us as to whether we continue to allow this desire to grow or not? Should we choose the wrong path, we are so enticed that we commit that act of sin.

Reflecting on today's Bible verse (1 Cor 10:13), Paul explicitly states it for us that when we are tempted, the act of sinning against God is an intentional act. It's a choice that we make. I have to ability to say to myself- Ok, this is sin, and it will damage my relationship with God, it is wrong, I must stop- and like what was said in the devotion: we can stop the momentum [of sin] at any time and we can take the way of escape.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for blessing me with this reminder. That because You are so faithful and loving, that even in temptations You give me the ability to endure and escape it. I pray that You make me ever so sensitive to the slightest hints that I am beginning to fall into enticements and temptations. So that I may put an end to these sinful chain of events. Thank you for listening to my prayer. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.