WHY ME (2)?

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Text : 1 Corinth. 10:13 (NLT)

 *The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.* .

Although God does not tempt, but He allows the tempter(devil) to tempt us. He however only allows you to be tempted according to the measure or limit of what you can bear. 

When the tempter asked the Lord that he might tempt Peter, Jesus did not refrain Peter from the tempter, rather He prayed for him. Jesus prayed for Peter that hs faith would not fail afterwards.

“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.

But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31-32

The Devil will never tempt any child of God beyond the limit of his capacity or ability(the Grace he carries on the inside).

You must therefore know that the temptation and assault you are receiving from the devil is commensurate to the GRACE you carry.

Unlike the unbelievers who do not have an advocate(Jesus our Lord) to advocate and fight on their behalf, a child of God does. The devil has freedom and free access to tempt unbelievers beyond his measure but not a believer. 

This is the reason Jesus asked us to pray: *And don’t let us yield to temptation.*_ ” Luke 11:4. 

From our text, we can see that *the temptations in your life are no different from what others experienced.* The only difference is that you (as a believer) has a GOD who is faithful and will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand.

Even when you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.

I want to say to you that you have what it takes to go through what you are going through right now. God knows you can stand it. He knows that the problem you are facing now is not bigger than you. You are made up of a stronger stuffs than the challenges before you. *Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world* (1John 4:4)

Stop asking "WHY ME" and start looking for the way of escape to endure the temptation.

The way of escape is not the way to run away from the temptation but the way to endure it. It is the way that keeps you from falling into and yielding to the temptation. 

The devil's plan was to yank Perer off like he did with Judas Iscariot. But Peter came back; he bounced back and repented. He did not fall for the final expectation of the devil which is: outright fallen away from the Vine(Jesus)

Rise from wherever you are and start thanking God for your challenges.

 *Why Me?* 

It is YOU because you are built for it!

It is YOU because God has provided a way of escape for you.

It is You because it is you!

 *You will surely overcome* 

 *Because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.* James 1:3-4.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father, I receive grace not to cave in into the temptations confronting me now.

2. Father help me that my faith will not fail in the face of temptation.

Bible reading: Luke 22:28-33

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