Tag: What the Bible says about overcoming temptation

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-23-15

Ephesians 6:11 (NKJV) 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

wile – devious or cunning stratagems (strategies) employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.

The way we stand against the wiles of the devil is by saying NO to him!  We stay close to God by praying, reading His word, listening and following His direction for our life.

The enemy will come and try to tempt us to do wrong. Don’t buy into his devious or cunning stratagems.

If we are already caught up in his temptation and we know that what we are doing is wrong, get out of it.

Don’t wait. Repent and get free. The longer we stay in it, his grip gets harder and stronger.

You may have noticed that when we are doing wrong, our attitude changes. We start to become insensitive to things that should bother us. We start to feel like we have all the answers and no one can tell us anything.

That’s because our heart is getting harder, we’re getting colder and the devil’s grip is getting stronger.

Put on the whole armor of God and STAND against him, not with him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-23-15

Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV) 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Temptation comes to all of us. It comes in many different forms, shapes and sizes.

We all struggle with different temptations and we all have different strengths and weaknesses.

But one thing is for sure. Not a single one of us is tempted by anything new. Our very own Savior, Jesus Christ, was tempted in every way that we are tempted. He could have had power, sex, pride and so much more.

But by the power of the Holy Spirit, He resisted all of them and remained without sin.

Sometimes we tend to “have ourselves a little pity party” and think that nobody has ever been through the things that we are going through and that nobody has ever had to wrestle with the things that we are coming against.

But the fact of the matter is that there is nothing new when it comes to temptation!

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Men and women today face the very same temptations that men and women faced 100 years ago, 200 years ago or even 2,000 years ago!

And the choice has always been the same. Give in to it and fall into sin, or turn and walk away from it.

As believers, we have been given the Spirit of God to help us discern and make right choices. It’s still up to us to do the right thing.

So we always need to seek the way of escape when temptation comes. God will always provide a way out. We just need to see it and utilize it!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-14

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Sometimes we can have a hard time resisting temptation.

Temptation comes in many, many forms. And each of us has specific kinds of temptation that are harder to resist than others.

For some it might be lust. For others it might be gossip. And for others it might be lying or stealing. It really doesn’t matter what it is that we wrestle with. All that matters is that we all fight against temptation.

Want to know the secret to defeating temptation? Walk in the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, is our guide in this life. He is our helper. He speaks to us at all times, telling us what to do and what not to do. He tells us everything we need to know to live a strong life as a believer.

We just need to listen!

If we can learn to hear God’s spirit and heed His instruction, we will no longer struggle so badly with fulfilling the lust of the flesh, or falling for any type of temptation.

This doesn’t mean that we will become sinless. We’re human, and it’s not in human nature to be sinless.

But it does mean that we will gain the upper hand over temptation and sin and we will win more often than we will lose!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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