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Does God tempt you to sin…yes or no?


It is written…

Blessed is the man that endures temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no man: but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. Then the lust, when it hath conceived, bears sin: and the sin, when it is full-grown, bringeth forth death. Be not deceived, my beloved brethren...James 1:12-16.

 

No. God does not want to lose one of His children. God does no evil and to test someone with evil is a bad thing to do. It is not God tempting you to watch porn…or to lie…or to steal…or whatever…in fact Jesus is interceding that you will not fall away from the faith. We wrestle against our own desires we do not need any help.  Are you one that draws people away from God…or are you like Jesus trying to get people to be like God by behaving properly?

 

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not also with him freely give us all things? Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies; who is he that condemns? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us...Romans 8:31-34.

 

God is for us not to sin…God is for us to love not hate…to be better not bitter…to do our best not our worse…to forgive and not get even. He is interceding we not sin a sin even though circumstances through life and our flesh may cause us to sin we have a promise Jesus will not allow our circumstances to be greater than our flesh.

 

There hath no temptation taken you but such as (any) man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it. Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry...1 Corinthians 10:13-14.

 

When we are tempted by the evil one then Jesus has made us a way out. Do you look for His way out?

 

Prayer

Father thank you for not tempting us to be drawn away from You and thank you for Jesus’s promise He will make a way out…please meet our soul’s deepest needs and heal us from our own stupid mistakes…and help us find Your way out…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

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