As we continue to look at how we can be victorious in fighting temptation we must recognize that it can indeed be defeated. We need not despair. God gives us the tools necessary to say, “No.” Remember Satan’s tools we looked at not long ago? Well, God has tools too! In fact, He ha
Just like us, the ancient Israelites fell to THE TEMPTATION TO GRUMBLE ABOUT THERE CIRCUMSTANCES. Grumbling and complaining about our circumstance, I believe, destroys our confidence and spirit. It is a great tool that the great deceiver, Satan, the fallen angel, uses to destroy us! 1 Corinthians 10
Just like us, the ancient Israelites fell to THE TEMPTATION TO TEST GOD. How often, especially in the face of struggles, trials, and trouble in our lives do we test God? How often do we treat God as a cosmic vending machine? “God….if you are there then fix this!” 1 Corinthians 10:9
The ancient Israelites experienced many of the same temptations we face ourselves today. Very often we think of temptations as those things that tempt us to some pleasure that isn’t good for us (like stealing, lying, foods for some of us, substances like alcohol and drugs for others of us, ill
Yesterday I mentioned that we live in a world in which there is a spiritual battle. Satan and his minions are in a battle to deceive us, lead us astray, lead us away from God and if we aren’t careful, we will fall for his schemes. We are TEMPTED daily to do the wrong things. Often, very often,
There was an advertisement I saw in the paper. The Devil was putting his tools up for sale. There was an address so I went out to look at all of his tools. When I got there they were all laid out for inspection. Each had a tag with a price marked on it. You would never know that these tools could be