Wednesday December 20th, 2023
« There isn’t any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps His promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, He will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape »
10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but fails in one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11 For the one who said, “Never commit adultery,” also said, “Never murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you become a violator of the Law.
12 You must make it your habit to speak and act like people who are going to be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
The temptation to commit just one little sin is a trap that the devil uses to get many Christians.
He tells them that they have been faithful all through and it wouldn’t hurt if they just indulge in this little sin; after all, many other people are doing far worse.
Beloved, don’t fall into this trap of the enemy.
The Bible says in Galatians 5:8-9 ISV that:
« such influence does not come from the One who calls you. A little yeast spreads through the whole batch of dough »
James 2:10 NLT says:
« For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws »
This is why Jesus said that if your entire body is holy except your eye, then you should pluck it out, because that little eye can bring trouble to the whole body (Matthew 5:29).
It would be very sad for you to have done and avoided all you should as a Christian, only to go to hell because of one little sin.
There is no little sin in the eye of God.
Sin is sin and any soul that sins shall die ( Ezekiel 18:20).
The good news is that grace is available to overcome even the greatest of temptations; all we have to do is go to God and ask for help. Hebrews 4:15-16 CEV tells us:
« Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because He was tempted in every way that we are. But He did not sin! So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help »
One seemingly little sin would always lead to another, and the web would continue till you are fully entangled in the devils trap.
1 John 3:8 ESV says:
« Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning…»
That seemingly little sin can send you to hell.
Submit completely to God, resist the devil and he will flee! (James 4:7).
Prayer focus – Father, help me access Your grace to overcome any temptation that the devil brings my way, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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