Lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil – Luke 11:4
There is a balance to successfully avoiding or facing any temptation. On the one hand, we have a responsibility to turn away from any situation, person, or opportunity that draws us away from God.
We cannot, with any sincerity, be praying for our heavenly […]
Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed – James 1:14
What does sinful temptation consist of? James reveals two vital ingredients: first, it is being drawn away from God. Second, it is being enticed by one’s own lust.
No matter what we may tell ourselves, any action, any person, […]
Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die – Genesis 2:17
The scene of Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden provides a nutshell perspective of many vital truths that are further explored and […]
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee – Psalm 81:16
There are great lessons to be learned even from the failures of God’s people recorded in the Scriptures. God says if his people had obeyed his voice he would […]
If sinners entice thee, consent thou not – Proverbs 1:10
The flip side of pursuing wisdom is avoiding foolishness. Running toward God necessarily means hurrying away from selfish, short-sighted pursuits. We cannot genuinely pray for our heavenly Father to “deliver us from evil” if we are not striving to avoid personal temptations to sin.
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