Dealing Wisely With Temptation>>>more
from In Touch Ministries
Many times we Christians feel that we have to live a perfect live and that we can do no wrong, let me let you in on a little secret...we can't. Without our Lord and Savior we can't. We were born into sin plain and simple. Ever notice when you put a child in a room full of toys and another child comes in and tries to play with a toy the other child, not playing with that toy will come and try and take the toy away from the other. I watch that time and time again with our grandchildren. The older one (7 years of age) is playing with his basketball and his younger brother, Caleb (which is in his "terrific" twos) will try and take it from Casey...the sin of covenant.
I'm I giving a free ride to sin...no, not at all. Like this devotion says by Dr. Charles Stanley, being enticed is not sin, acting upon it is when we get into trouble. Did you noticed when Christ was in the desert and when Satan tried to enticed Jesus Christ that three scriptures is all Christ used to have Satan go away (from the book of Deuteronomy)? Now think how powerful you and I will be if we get into God's word everyday? Satan would not have a chance.
We all are tempted and we come up short from time to time but our Lord is so forgiving that He says once we repent of our sins, "He remembers them no more". Isn't that a good thing to know.
Have a Blessed, Safe, & Productive Day.
"Lord, may integrity and uprightness protect my children because their hope is in you".
other Christian reading for today: Learning to Stand, The Heart Of Christ, 5 Principles to “De-Clutter” Your Life
tech news articles for today: What's Teoma, you ask?, Sony to launch battery recall of its own, Amish - they are grieving, but not angry
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