1 Corinthians 10:13b: No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
My friend, no matter what temptation you experience, there have been others who have had the same kind of temptation. The encouraging thing is that God will make a way of escape for you. God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can endure.
Dr. Hutton used to say it like this: “God always makes a way of escape and sometimes the way of escape is the king’s highway and a good pair of heels.” In other words, let the Devil see your heels—run as hard as you can to get away from the temptation. One of the reasons we yield to temptation is that we are like the little boy in the pantry. His mother heard a noise because he had taken down the cookie jar. She said, “Willie, where are you?” He answered that he was in the pantry. “What are you doing there?” He said, “I’m fighting temptation.” My friend, that is not the place to fight temptation! That is the place to start running. 1
Application
- Read James 1:12-16. How can you receive the “Crown of Life?”
- How have you been deceived by the temptation to sin? What is your weakness?
Thought to Share
He who allows the temptation, also provides the way of escape. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Lord, help me to hunger and thirst for Your Word.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (1 Corinthians)
