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Devotional - 09th Feb 2021

 'Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man' (James 1:13).

Temptations in itself is not sin, but the problem occurs when we yield to it. Jesus himself was tempted by the Devil in the wilderness, after He had fasted for forty days and nights. Satan sought  to destroy the Son of God, through his temptations, but Christ stood on the Word of God and trusted His Father, and was victorious. We  too need to stand on God's Word and trust Him  when we are tempted. Our God is faithful and trustworthy and will not orchestrate events in our lives with the intention to lure us away from Himself. He loves us and wants only good things for us. He wants to save us so we can spend eternity with Him. The trials will come, have no doubt about that! And will certainly test our faith. We need to know that when we go through these trials and hardships, it's to strengthen us. God's purpose in those times, is to draw us even closer to Him. We must never seek to use these trials as an excuse to blame God, saying, "We are tempted of God because he brings these trials on us." No, not so, God cannot be tempted with evil, neither does he tempt any one. We must trust that God is able to see us through these trials and hardships. In these difficult times we need to trust God as our Provider, that he is faithful to provide for our needs; as our Comforter, when we are hurting; as our Healer in times of sickness and as our Waymaker as we seek his path. There is absolutely nothing too hard that God can't do, He is more than able. This is the time we need to trust God more and draw closer to him, as our help comes from him. When we are tempted to be unfaithful to God during our trials, remember it is not of God. He can't be tempted by evil; He is eternally and unchangingly good and therefore tempts no one. We are tempted when we are drawn away of our own lust, and enticed.  (James 1:14). God is the source of all good things. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him, the Father of light who has the power to speak and it is done. Why then shall He not make all things good? He uses our trials for our benefits to enable our learning as we grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour. Whilst, Satan brings temptations upon us for to harm and prevent us from growing spiritually in Christ. We ought to resist Satan and his temptations, that we may not sin against our loving God. It is He that can turn our trials and temptations around for our eternal good.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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