WAYS TEMPTATIONS COME: Devotion for Tuesday April 19, 2016
Text: James 1:13 – 15 Memory verse: v 14
According to Matthew Henry, “Those who lay the blame of sin, either upon their constitution, or upon their condition in the world, or pretend they cannot keep from sinning, wrong God as if He were the author of sin.” Whenever God brings trials on our way, His aim is always to draw out the graces He has bestowed on us. James shows us here that the origin of evil and temptation is in our own hearts. Thus we can stop sin from onset by resisting the things that lead to sin (1:14) or we will be charged with all the evils that follow. If the bible says that the consequences of sin is death (Rom 6:23a) and God is not pleased with the death of sinners (Lam 3:33; Ezek 18:23; 33:11), how can He tempt us into sinning which will lead to our death?
Most times we easily blame the devil for every sin we commit but Jas 1:14 underscores the opposite of our usual claim that devil is author of our sins. We are therefore to look for the cause of every sin, inside us, not out of ourselves. Even the enticements of the devil cannot hurt except we yield to them. Everyone has desires arising from his own constitution, tempers, habits, and ways of life. Do your ways of life entice you into sin? Remember any Christian without self control is not a true child of God.
Food for Thought: Proverbs 4:23
Prayer: My God and my Father, grant me the grace to moderate my desires never to be enticed by things that will lead me into sin in Jesus name.
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