A way out!

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), [no matter how it comes or where it leads] has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently.” 1 Corinthians 10v13 (AMP)

Another word of encouragement that comes from this verse is that God will not allow you to be tempted or tried beyond what we can bear, or stand. 1 Peter 2v9 (KJV) says “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:” Praise the Lord. While we do face temptations, He won’t allow it to go beyond what we can bear, and He will make a way of escape from it. Hallelujah! I don’t know if you can think of certain situations in your life where this just rings so true. Indeed, God has always seen us through. And so with each temptation and trial, we have the confident assurance that God has our backs, He is in control and He will see us through. Isaiah 43v2 (NLT) says “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” Amen. Indeed, James 1v2-4 (AMP) encourages us to:

Supplementary Text

“Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.” James 1v2-4 (AMP)

Prayer

Our Father in heaven, we glorify You, we bless Your holy name. We thank You for Your Word this day which shows us Your faithfulness in seeing us through each trial and temptation. Blessed be Your holy name. We pray that in each of these instances, we may be sensitive to know and take the way of escape that You create, that Your grace will be sufficient for all our weaknesses and that we will indeed grow in patience, endurance and steadfastness to the glory of Your name in Jesus name, amen.