THERE IS A WAY OUT

1 Corinthians 10:13 (TNIV) “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to us all. 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.”

The enemy of our soul, namely Satan, has placed snares all about to trip us up. If we stay close to God we can avoid them. But we want to have our ears tickled and our senses massaged, so we dabble in things we should not. I know, I was sucked into things that made a mess of things for me. I am here to tell you that God DOES provide a way of escape from whatever you become entangled in. I am also here to tell you that you can turn away from that way of escape and become even more entangled. I lived it. I saw the way of escape yet chose to remain in the sin I was engaged in. That is not the way God wants us to act.

I am living proof that your mistakes do not define you as a person or as a believer. Got still uses those who have fallen to temptation and risen up again. God does the rising. God makes the alterations and God gets all the glory. There is nothing we do that requires any praise whatsoever.

You can could on the fact that if you are in right standing with Almighty God, you WILL face temptations of various sizes and shapes. Especially if you are living for Christ. I am here to tell you that you do NOT have to succumb to them. God enables us to walk away from them. God, and God alone can provide this “way out”, as scripture calls it. Left to our own devices we would fall and fall hard. Only God can rescue us from ourselves.

Even IN our temptation, God is in control and will not allow it to be more than we can bear. Satan desires for us to be totally defeated as Christians; incapable of blessing anyone and discouraged. We can, according to scripture, rebuke* the devil in the name of the Lord (Jude 1:8-10). We can ward off our enemy and all his demons with a word, in Jesus’ name. I believe in a spiritual realm and I believe there are angels and demons at war over the souls of men. I believe angels are messengers from God who can act for Him to save us from calamity. We are protected from evil if we would only accept His assistance. Surrender to His Lordship and receive that which He has for you.

WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!

*re·buke - 1. To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand. 2. To check or repress. 3. A sharp reproof.
  (definition courtesy of www.thefreedictionary.com)