Every Day God / October 22: Ten Temptation Tips!

 

Matthew 4:1-11Amplified Bible (AMP)

4 Then Jesus was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil.

² And He went without food for forty days and forty nights, and later He was hungry.

³ And the tempter came and said to Him, If You are God’s Son, command these stones to be made [loaves of] bread.

⁴ But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

⁵ Then the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on a turret (pinnacle, gable) of the temple sanctuary.

⁶ And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

⁷ Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written also, You shall not tempt, test thoroughly, or try exceedingly the Lord your God.

⁸ Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.

⁹ And he said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage and worship me.

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him, Be gone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve.

¹¹ Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Fact: We will be tempted. But, hey! We have Jesus’ example to follow!

When satan bombards me with negative thoughts, I always remind him of Revelation 20: 10 and he’s instantly gone.

 

Revelation 20:10 King James Version (KJV)

¹⁰ And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Ten Overcoming Temptation Scriptures:

James 1:13-18

When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;  but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.  Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.  Don't be deceived, my dear brothers.  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.  He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.

1. God is not tempting you!!!

Luke 22:40

On reaching the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation."

2. Pray!

John 8:6

They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.

3. Beware! Satan will set traps for you and he uses people! He can even use Christians! He can use family members. He can use best friends and spouses. How do I know this? Because he has used me before and I had no idea!

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

4. Pray for deliverance!

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

5. God will provide a way of escape for you!!!

Mark 8:11

The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

6. Don’t be afraid to look people (satan) right in the eye and bluntly ask them what they’re up to.

Proverbs 7:25-26

Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.  Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.

7. Run as fast as you can from a seductive man or woman!

James 4:1-4

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?  You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God.  When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.  You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

8. Stay away from worldly pleasures and worldly friends! Stick with people who motivate you to be closer to God!

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.

9. Maybe you already fell into temptation. Don’t waste time asking yourself why. Don’t sit around beating yourself up and ruminating. And for Heaven’s sake, don’t even bother with trying to explain to everyone why you messed up and attempting to defend your actions. That never works. How do I know? Because I have done this. Simply pick yourself up, get back on the Holy Highway, hold your head high knowing you are forgiven, and keep marching!

2 Peter 2:9

⁹ The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

10. Hold on! You WILL BE delivered!!! And they will get what’s coming to them, no worries!

“Dear Jesus, thank You for Your amazing Word of Truth! I have nothing to fear! Yes, I WILL be tempted, but You WILL provide an escape door! You are my dearest Friend. I am so in love with You. I trust You explicitly. AMEN.”