Stand Strong Against Temptations

Stand Strong Against Temptations “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone: but each one is tempted when by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.” James 1:13-14 No one other than Jesus has ever been sinless, as we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. There are temptations all around us, as we are confronted and tempted almost everywhere we look. Television, movies, music and even the clothing we wear are all designed to tempt us to do evil. God does not place the seed of evil in our hearts but Satan does. God does not tempt us, but our own evil desires are the ones that many times get the best of us. Temptations can be strong as they got the best of Adam, Moses, and David, and we ask ourselves how do we defeat temptation in our own lives. We can use the same technique that Jesus used when He was tempted, and that is the Word of God. If we follow the commands and the Law of God in all aspects of our life, we can fight all the temptations that Satan can bring against us. This certainly is not going to be an easy task to do however, as only Jesus has been able to conquer all temptation and sin. But in order to battle temptation we need to rely on the Word of God and also on His constant spiritual feeding. In order to battle temptations we must know God’s laws and know what is right. We must know that when we are tempted to do something, whether God would approve of it or not. We must always guard our thoughts, our minds, our speech and our actions to know what God’s laws are and to obey them. Temptations are all around us and we have to be alert, but we should use Jesus as our model as He remained faithful in temptation by relying on the word of God, as this is our best defense against our evil desires. My Daily Devotional Volume III June 15 Robert William Brock, Jr.