James 1: 14Each person is tempted
when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
Earlier in this chapter, James encouraged believers who are
tempted to rejoice because this is the testing of our faith and when we
overcome all the testing, it will bring maturity.
The other area of testing is the enticement to commit sin or
to do evil but God will never entices us to do evil. It is the work of the
tempter, the devil, who is trying to cause us to commit evil and to fall.
God is a holy God, He desires that all of us be holy as well
as only then can we have a closer relationship with Him. Holiness will draw us
closer to God but when sin occurs then we drift away from God. The more we sin,
the more we will then draw further away.
Temptation is a normal occurrence that everyone would
experience. Even Jesus was tempted by the devil before He started ministry and
just before He was supposed to fulfil His mission of dying for all the sins of
the world, He was also tempted to ask God to remove this heavy and difficult
burden from Him.
Of course after having prayed to the Father to take away the
cup of persecution, Jesus surrendered himself into the Father’s hands so that
the plan of salvation can be completed.
Thank God for the obedience of His Son who was willing to pay
the high price of bearing all our afflictions and pain? Jesus was tempted like
everyone else but He did not succumb to the temptation.
We know that Jesus did not get drawn away by the temptation
but He stood firm and completed His Father’s plan of salvation and today all
sinners have the chance and opportunity to be saved.
Likewise every believer must not succumb to the temptation that
draws them away into committing sin and evil. We must resist all temptations
and be strong in our faith and belief.
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