God Is Faithful. He Will Not Allow The Temptation To Be More Than You Can Stand
Confession Breaks The Devil's Hold
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13
“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
I Corinthians 10:13 NKJV
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Paul, in a culture filled with moral depravity, sin, and inducing pressure, spoke to the Corinthians about temptation.
He said, don’t think you have been singled out, temptation comes to everyone.
But however, whilst temptation is very powerful, all believers are with God’s help, able overcome, and that includes you.
All temptation can be resisted because God will make a way of escape for you, a righteous way forward.
He will help you recognise the demonic influences, and the people and situations that may lead you into temptation, and give you the power to rebuke or walk away from anything you know is wrong.
Furthermore, He will give you the desire to do what pleases Him and empower you to do it (PHILIPPIANS 2:13). All you need do is ask.
My brethren, “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”
James 1:13-15 NKJV
My beloved, if you are struggling with repetitive sin and temptation, pray and ask God for help and seek a friend whom you can trust too.
The devil can whisper temptations and he will, particularly in areas where one has displayed weakness, but he cannot force anyone to do anything, for God always makes a way of escape.
But there may be a time when one slips back, particularly if held in addition, or the devil has some other kind of hold.
Confession to God with repentance brings forth salvation, but confession to a brother or sister in Christ breaks the devil’s hold completely.
Once confessed, the devil cannot hold it over you any longer.
Therefore, the next time he reminds you of your past, you will be able to confidently remind him of his future and send him packing.
As James told us, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7 NKJV
My beloved, God’s Word instructs us to confess our sins to one another (JAMES 5:16), but don’t give the devil ammunition to devour you.
Confession does not have to be a public announcement, but simply to a trusted minister.
Confession is powerful to break any and all demonic holds the devil has over one’s life.
Jesus paid it all on a cross. He purchased your freedom, your peace and gives joy in the chaos of this dark world.
But “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:1-5 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
