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1 Corinthians 10:13 - Temptation Comes with Limits and a Way of Escape.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV) 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.  

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT) The temptations in 
your life are no different from what others 
experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the 
temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are 
tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can 
endure.  

INTRODUCTION

So how can we keep from falling into 
temptation? The way is found in a close relationship 
with God and the application of his Word to daily 
life. This pattern will lead us to see clearly 
that every good and perfect gift is from above. 
(The Life Application Commentary Series re James 
1:17) 

COMMENTARY PEARL

A Way Of Escape
   The moment you made your decision for 
Christ, Satan suffered a tremendous defeat. He is 
angry now. From now on he is going to tempt you 
and try to lead you into sin. He'll try to 
discourage you; to divert you; to dilute your 
testimony; to destroy your relationship to Christ and 
your influence upon others. 
   You ask, "How can I overcome him? What 
can I do?" 
   Don't be alarmed. God has made a way of 
escape. Remember this: Temptation by the devil is 
not a sign that your life is not right with God. 
It is actually a sign that you are right with 
God. Temptation is not sin. Also remember that 
God never tempts His own children. All doubts 
and temptations come from the devil. Satan can 
only tempt. He can never compel you to yield to 
the temptation. Remember also that Satan has 
already been conquered by Christ. His power is made 
inoperative in the life of a fully trusting and yielded 
Christian who is completely dependent upon God. 
   How are you protected from the lures of 
Satan? [Peace for Each Day by Billy Graham] 

COMMENTARY

Recognize Your Vulnerability
   Some Christians see a fellow believer 
fall into sin but fail to acknowledge that they, 
too, could stumble. That's dangerous. Satan has 
them right where he wants them: deceived by a 
false sense of confidence. Three enemies are 
constantly at work trying to bring us down: the Devil, 
his world system, and our own treacherous 
flesh. 
   Even though believers have a righteous 
standing before God, we must each, like Paul, 
acknowledge an internal problem: "sin which dwells in 
me" (Rom. 7:20). Satan takes full advantage of 
this weakness, luring us with fleshly and worldly 
temptations. He stokes our pride so we'll be blinded to 
our own vulnerability to stumbling. 
   Christians need to be continually on 
guard. Since ignorance - of the nature of sin, the 
strategies of the Enemy, and our own areas of weakness 
- sets us up for failure, we cannot afford to 
be careless in our thinking. Anytime you find 
yourself excusing, redefining, or rationalizing sin, 
you've lost your sensitivity to the Lord. God's 
Word must always fill our minds and direct our 
steps. 
   If you've drifted from the Lord, turn 
back to Him by acknowledging your sin and 
accepting full responsibility for it. Repentance 
simply means changing your mind and going in a 
different direction - toward God instead of away from 
Him. 
   The next step is harder. Respond with 
gratitude for the Lord's chastisement. Every time 
believers fall into sin, God lovingly works to bring 
them back into a fellowship with Him. His 
discipline may be painful, but it's always good because 
it brings us to our senses and reconnects us 
with our Father. [In Touch Daily Devotional by 
Charles Stanley at www.intouch.org] 

CLOSING PEARLS

The only safeguard against evil is the 
indwelling of Christ in the heart through faith in His 
righteousness. It is because selfishness exists in our 
hearts that temptation has power over us. But when 
we behold the great love of God, selfishness 
appears to us in its hideous and repulsive 
character, and we desire to have it expelled from the 
soul. As the Holy Spirit glorifies Christ, our 
hearts are softened and subdued, the temptation 
loses its power, and the grace of Christ 
transforms the character. MB118 

All true obedience comes from the heart. It 
was heart work with Christ. And if we consent, 
He will so identify Himself with our thoughts 
and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into 
conformity to His will, that when obeying Him we shall 
be but carrying out our own impulses. The will, 
refined and sanctified, will find its highest 
delight in doing His service. When we know God as it 
is our privilege to know Him, our life will be 
a life of continual obedience. Through an 
appreciation of the character of Christ, through 
communion with God, sin will become hateful to us.  As 
Christ lived the law in humanity, so we may do if 
we will take hold of the Strong for strength. 
{DA 668} 

In every difficulty He has His way prepared 
to bring relief. Our Heavenly Father has a 
thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know 
nothing. Those who accept the one principle of making 
the service and honor of God supreme, will find 
perplexities vanish, and a plain path before their feet.  
DA330 

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