There isn't any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps his promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, he will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape.
Keep his word in your heart so that you won't sin.
Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee.
Don't hide or cover your sins.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
God has identified with us in our humanity through the humility and servanthood of the incarnation. Christ experienced the conditions of human limitations including his encounters with the temptations we face .
Mark 1:12
And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
Sin will not have dominion over you.
Romans 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the law but under grace.
No temptation has overtaken you except such is common to man. God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able to bear.
1st Corinthians 10:12-13
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man but God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it.
Quench the fiery darts of the enemy to guard against temptation.
Ephesians 6:16-18
Above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
Because Christ himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted .
Hebrews 2:18
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted he is able to succour them that are tempted,
We have a High Priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses.
Hebrews 4:14-16
Seeing then that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin .
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin,
We profit from temptations knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
James 1:2-3
My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations Knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Crown of life for the one who endures under trial
James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
God does not tempt us nor is he tempted. But we are tempted when drawn away by our own desires and enticed.
James 1:13-14
Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man But every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed.
Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Temptations are us being tested by fire that we may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1st Peter 1:6-7
Wherein ye greatly rejoice though now for a season if need be ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perisheth though it be tried with fire might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
The devil walks about like a lion seeking whom he may devour. Resist him in the faith knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by others in the world.
1st Peter 5:8-9
Be sober be vigilant because your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour Whom resist stedfast in the faith knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation.
2nd Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1st John 1:9
If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1st John 4:4
Ye are of God little children and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
God is able to keep you from stumbling and presents you faultless.
Jude 1:24-25
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy To the only wise God our Saviour be glory and majesty dominion and power both now and ever. Amen.
No matter how many promises are made, they are yes and amen in Christ. Keep in mind that Christ has fulfilled the Law for righteousness and you are in him. His faithfulness qualifies you for any and all promises, not your ability to keep the Law or remain faithful. Now it's up to you to believe in your heart that you are in Him and He is your righteousness. Remember that you are a joint-heir with Jesus as you read thru these Old Testament promises.
These promises are all from God. Some are for a specific time, some for specific purpose, some for specific people and others are for everyone. So, as you read these, invite the Holy Spirit to show you how these promises reveal His character, purpose, plan and hope for your life and all those who are in Christ.
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