James 1:13-18
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Testing Trial Vs Temptations
God does not tempt us, He tests us.
God tests us to bring out the best in us and cause us to grow.
Devil tempts us to brng out the worst in us and cause us to sin.
Temptations are like fishing hook, once we get hooked, like the fishes, one day we get cooked by the devil. Sin leads to death.
3 Key Applications
1. Flee from temptation
Collection of all sins, little by little.
Flee from Idotary, aldultery, evil desires of youth
2 Tim 2:22
1 The 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil
Don’t fight temptation, flee ftom it!
2. Fight the Devil
James 4:7 Resist the devil, he will flee from tou.
3. Focus on God
The truth of God will deliver us.
The depth the submarine can go depends on how much it can withstand the water pressure.
But there are fishes are at bottom of ocean.
Be like fishes, develop pressure within so we can withstand the pressures from outside.
James 4:7 Submit yourself to God, Resist the devil, he will flee from you,
Psalm 119:9-11
Living according to Your Word. I seek you with all my heart.
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Like the middle C in the tuning fork, Christ never changes and be our steer and comfort!
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