EXPECT TEMPTATION
Temptation, temptation , temptation. What a word, what is temptation? Have you being tempted? Were you able to overcome temptation? The questions above were asked because everyone on one instance or the other have being tempted; even myself have being tempted before. If you have not being tempted before, expect it; if you have once being in temptation, expect more. Temptation is the strong desire to do or have something that you know is bad or wrong. You know it is wrong, yet a desire comes to do it; that is temptation. It is an evil act. A portion of the lord’s prayer says “ lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ”. If you have being tempted before, you will have the impression at first to do the thing, and then before you know it; you see yourself doing it.
However, behind every temptation there is a tempter, the tempter is the devil. He moves to and fro looking for whom to devour and tempt. He is behind the persuading act; he persuades one to do things which are wrong and can’t give one a happy end. You notice if you have being tempted before, there is this constant conviction all over you; before you know it you agree and consent. JESUS CHRIST was tempted thrice by the devil when, he had fasted for forty days and forty night. The tempter came to him, and JESUS overcame him by the word of GOD. If JESUS can be tempted , expect temptation; if JESUS can overcome the tempter by the word of GOD, then obviously we can too. JESUS knew temptation will surely come, that why he told us to watch and pray that we enter not into temptation. Don’t only watch, pray likewise; because our flesh is weak, very weak and can be easily tempted. But when you watch and pray, you surely won’t fall into temptation.
Also, the scriptures said “resist the devil and he shall flee”. When you hear a voice convincing you to do what you know is a sin before your maker or wrong, it is the devil, resist him immediately and he shall flee. Temptation comes not only from the opposite sex, you can be tempted to change a document in your place of work or steal; it comes in diverse ways. Be prepared for it, because it shall come. Remember, if JESUS was tempted you can’t escape being tempted; and if he overcome it, then you can also overcome. Stay blessed…….share to others
WHEN YOUR SAMUEL COMES Hannah made a vowed which GOD honors and remembered her. 1 Samuel 1 vs. 19-20: And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD and returned and came to their house to Ramah; and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. Wherefore it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying because I have asked him of the LORD. What a wonderful GOD! She asked for a man child and He gave her exactly. She should have asked for sets of twin or triplet, which GOD would have given her. There is nothing GOD cannot do, He cannot be limited. With Him all things are possible. Mind you Hannah fulfilled her vow by giving the son back to him. Many make vows and don’t fulfill it. Be conscious of these, GOD’s way are not the ways of men, His thoughts are not ours. GOD has his own timing. His timing doesn’t match with the timing of ...
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