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Devotional Article
1 Corinthians 10:13
“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 stand up under it.
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You can Handle It
One old line goes, “I can resist anything but temptation.” It is sad so many believe that the temptation can be too much. No it was not. We just gave in and then fell back on the excuse of the temptation was too great. 1 Corinthians 10:13 promises us that God will not let you be tempted beyond what you can handle. How can we know that this is always true? The text answers that question – because “God is faithful.”
When I claim there was no escape from the temptation then I am accusing God of being unfaithful. He says He will not allow the temptation to be too great for us. We should believe Him.
We see this principle at work in the life of Job. In Job 1 Satan wanted to lash out against Job, but first had to get God’s permission. God told him that he could, but told him how far he could go. As hard as things were for Job in that chapter, God sat boundaries to protect him. When Job passed the test of chapter one, Satan came back to God to ask for permission to hit Job even harder. Each step of the way God was deciding how much Job could be tempted.
According to our text, He does that for you and me. All of this is implied in the often used phrase, “God will not give us more than we can handle.” Whatever your trial might be, you can handle it. I know this because God is faithful!
Lonnie Davis
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Daily Bible Question:
Where was Moses when he received the Ten Commandments?
(Answer at end of email)
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Answer to Bible Question: When Moses received the Ten Commandments he was on Mt. Sinai. This was right after Israel came out of Egyptian bondage. (Exodus 20).
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