Avoid The Pothole Of Temptation

Posted By on October 28, 2023


Avoid The Pothole of Temptation

“Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations…….” 2 Peter 2:9, NKJV

We are all well acquainted with temptations. You probably have yours and I know I have mine. Yours are probably different from mine and mine are probably different from yours but the fact remains that in some area of life, we are all tempted from time to time.

It is the on-going work of the devil to distract and ultimately to destroy the believer in His walk with the Lord and along with that, destroy any witness that the believer might be able to have.

The main question then becomes; how do I defeat the devil and avoid yielding to those temptations?

The answer may come in two parts. One, you and I can’t defeat the devil in our own strength, wisdom, or plan that we might devise. Two, we are completely dependent upon the Lord to deliver us out of those temptations.

That is what our scripture for today tells us. It is the Lord, and only the Lord, that can deliver us safely through and out of those temptations that the devil continue to hurl at us.

Part of the deception of sin is the lie that you’re in too deep to ever get out. You can feel so trapped that you believe sincerely that there is no way out for you. That’s what the devil does to believers to defeat them.

Break free from his lies and trust God to totally and completely deliver you from that bondage. Only God can give you that deliverance and the peace that comes with His deliverance.

Riley Pippen