OVERCOMING TRIALS I
Memorise: Blessed is the man that
endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he
shall receive the crown of life, which he
Lord hath promised to them that love
him. James 1:12
Read: Proverbs 1:11-15, 11 If they say,
Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,
let us lurk privily for the innocent
without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the
grave; and whole, as those that go down
into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance;
we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all
have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with
them; refrain thy foot from their path:
Bible in one year: 1st Kings 8:22-9:28,
Proverbs 16:20-33
MESSAGE
The irony of the spiritual realm is that the
tempter is the prosecutor. The Bible says:
“And the great dragon was cast out that
old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceieveth the whole world: he
was cast out into the earth, and his
angels were cast out with him. And I
heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now
is come salvation, and strength, and the
kingdom of our God, and the power of
his Christ: for the accuser of our
brethren is cast down, which accused
them before our God day and night.”
Revelation 12:9-10
The above scripture points to one bitter
truth; trials and temptations are
characteristics of life whether we believe it
or not. It is, however, better to believe it
because it is then we can preparedly
overcome it. The Bible also confirms it by
attaching a blessing to overcomers of
temptation:
“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.”
James 1:12
It takes genuine love for God to be able to
overcome temptation. Joseph was able to
overcome the temptation of sleeping with
his master’s wife because of the love he had
for God. This love was what produced his
victory. He said:
“There is none greater in this house than
I; neither hath he kept back any thing
from me but thee, because thou art his
wife: how then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:9
As said earlier, there will always be
temptations as long as we are on this earth.
Temptation is not a sin but falling into it is
the sin. The bad thoughts that the devil
flashes at you are not sins until you begin to
hatch and execute them.
It is our resistance to temptation that
makes us overcomers. The Bible says:
“Ye have not yet resisted unto blood,
striving against sin.”
Hebrews 12:4
My prayer for someone using this
devotional is that you remain an overcomer
over sin from now on in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, sanctify me wholly from every
besetting sin by the Blood of Jesus shed
on the Cross.
