January 9th, 2016 (Saturday)
[Topic] - VICTORY OVER TEMPTATION (Part 2)
[Scripture] - James 1:22 (KJV) "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
[Message] - Good morning ☺. I celebrate you.
We have established, from yesterday's message that there's a clear difference between temptation and a test; that a temptation comes from the devil while a test comes from God; the urge to fall into temptation isn't the sin but the yielding to the temptation; and that it's very possible for a child of God to attain victory over temptation.
However, many believers still find it difficult to attain this level of victory over temptation. They rise today and fall again tomorrow. They ask God for forgiveness in the morning, and in the evening, they are at it again, and then they return back to God for forgiveness.
We have heard from yesterday's teaching that the Word mixed with faith in our hearts is what gives us victory over temptation. However, our anchor scripture shows us something interesting. It says that if we hear and we don't do, we are only deceiving ourselves; and the truth is many of us are deceiving ourselves, we hear but do not do/act on the Word. There are practical steps to be taken. Even the bible says faith without works is dead. There must be works to back up your faith.
One mistake many make is that they confront temptations in the face and think they can win a combat with it, only to fall into that sin, again. The bible says in 1 Thess. 5:22 to FLEE. Once you begin to sense, through the Holy Spirit, that temptation is knocking on the front door, please take the back door, and FLEE!
Once we act upon the Word we have heard, mixed with faith in our hearts, victory over temptation is ours, even the devil can't resist the Word. As you put the Word with faith into action today, I see you receiving that specia grace for victory over temptation in Jesus name. Amen.
#SELAH
Further Bible Study :- I Thess. 5:22.
Bible in one year plan :- Numbers 34-36, Job 1:6-12.
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