Temptation

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… There is more of God and more of Satan in a new convert, than perhaps in any other stage of human existence. For just then Satan rages with …

Working Out What is Worked In

Philippians 2:12

… Divine help, help which—if Satan shall put on his utmost force, and if your corruptions shall arrive at their utmost power—shall yet be more than equal …

“Forward!”

… They know much that should be known, and woe to that minister who ignores their set of truths! Martin Luther used to say that temptation is the best …

The Statute of David for the Sharing of the Spoil

1 Samuel 30:21-26

… Depend upon it, you will either serve Satan or Christ, either self or the Savior! You will find sin, self, Satan and the world to be hard masters …

Psalm 51

Psalm 51

… no fear; I may venture very near the temptation, nearer than other men. This is a lie of Satan. I might as well speak of gunpowder getting by …

Faint—but Not Faint-Hearted

Judges 8:4

… Do not worry yourself with that work any longer." There is a friend who is not Satan, but perhaps Satan is using that friend and getting that friend …

My Restorer

Psalm 23:3

… Should it happen that the temptation is outward, still no outward temptation has any force when Christ is present. Let all the world's charms attempt to seduce …

Encouragement to Trust and Pray

Isaiah 30:19

… While passing through this thick darkness you will be strongly tempted to think harshly of God and to blame Him for the troubles which now surround you! Yet …

'Good Judgment'

Psalm 119:65

… We need good judgment to spy out the hidden temptation and to see through the devil's tricks and traps. He does not come to men showing his …

A Plain Talk Upon An Encouraging Topic

Jonah 2:7

… At such times, conscience will remind us of our shortcomings, which we cannot deny, and Satan will howl over the top of these shortcomings, "How can yoube a …

Pride the Destroyer

Habakkuk 2:4

… You are very imperfect—I have gone far beyond you." When they came to the stake, our poor tempted friend burned splendidly, blessing and praising and magnifying the …

Bands of Love; or, Union to Christ

… 14, 15 ); and again, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like …

Waiting, Hoping, Watching

Psalm 130:5

… One of the designs of Satan, when he finds saints in the depths, is to keep them there, but the wise child of God will cry to his …

The Safeguards of Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:13

… I will so deal with you that should you ever have such a temptation as this again, your tendency to that sin shall be very decidedly checked." Long …

Zedekiah—or, the Man Who Cannot Say, "No"

Jeremiah 38:5

… into temptation," and when you have breathed that prayer to God, add the other, "But deliver us from the Evil One." If we must be tempted, let us …

Suffering And Reigning With Jesus

2 Timothy 2:12

… A transient forsaking of Jesus under temptation will not bring on everlasting ruin, if faith shall step in and the Grace of God shall intervene. But persevere in …

The Root That Bears Wormwood

Deuteronomy 29:18

… gorgeous rites and mystic ceremonies, it is no wonder that they were strongly tempted to set up idols. Yet further, when they had passed through the forty years …

“Through Much Tribulation”

… The devil tempted him, he says, to doubt the existence of God, the truth of Scripture, the manhood of Christ, then His Deity; and once, he says, he …

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:34

… against Him—first in the wilderness, tempted from all quarters, tempted by the temptations of Satan. And then in the Garden, tempted in such a way as you …

Evening, January 17

2Sa 11:2

… We are never out of the reach of temptation. Both at home and abroad we are liable to meet with allurements to evil; the morning opens with peril …

"Behold, He Prays"

Acts 9:11

… You cannot cast out Satan by Satan, nor correct error by violence, nor overcome hate by hate. The conquering weapon of the Christian is love and if Paul …

Sin Condemned And Executed By Christ Jesus

Romans 8:3

… He lived to smite it and he died to destroy it! And now in His risen Glory it is upon sin as well as upon Satan that He …

"What Shall the Harvest Be?"

Hosea 8:7

… Considering yourself, lest you, also, are tempted. Paul does not say, "Lest you also fall," but, "Lest you, also, are tempted"—as much as to say, "You will …

The Plague of the Heart

1Kings 8:38-40

… Many individuals are plagued with the temptation to strong drink. They vow that they will abstain, but the serpent stings—they thirst for the firewater and will have …

Special Protracted Prayer

Luke 6:12

… Is it so, that Satan knows how soul-fattening retirement and devotion are, and therefore, if he can by any method stir up friend or foe to call …

The New Wine of the Kingdom

Matthew 26:29

… One is tempted to linger over that golden chain and examine every link! It will suffice, however, to observe that every link is well fastened to the next …

Marah; or, The Bitter Waters Sweetened

Exodus 15:23-25

… Even men that know not the Spirit of God have felt it were better to die free than live slaves, and truly to be a slave to Satan …

God's Glorious and Everlasting Name

Isaiah 63:12

… in preserving the tempted. Oh, what stories each one might tell of himself! How God has kept us in the time of great temptation! I know that some …

The Security of the Church

Psalm 125:2

… Again, Satan learned wisdom, and he said, “Now inasmuch as I cannot destroy this people, neither by sword nor slander, lo, this will I do, I will send …

Psalm 25

Psalm 25

… unto me; as Lord, rebuke Satan and restrain all earthly and carnal affections, that they do not once dare to whisper a temptation to my soul, a distraction …

Glorious Predestination

Romans 8:29

… A tempted head involves tempted members. Satan desires to have us and to sift us as wheat. He attacked the Shepherd, and he will never cease to worry …

A Honeycomb

Hebrews 12:3

… Now, our dear Redeemer can sympathize with you who are tempted of the devil, for He was 40 days in the wilderness tempted of Satan, too. Go to …

God's King Magnified

Psalm 132:18

… as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and saw My work. Forty years long …

Christians Kept From Sin

1 Samuel 25:32

… Learn from this, dear Brothers and Sisters, that the best of men need to be always on the watch, lest, in some sudden temptation, they should be carried …

"Much More"

Romans 5:10

… I suppose, too, that many of you are sorely tempted. Is there a Christian man or woman among us who is not tempted by the devil? Well, Jesus …

A Fatal Deficiency

Romans 8:9

… brink than He was, "led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil"—guided by the Spirit of God to undergo those processes of …

Christ—Perfect Through Sufferings

Hebrews 2:10

… He was tempted in all points, like as we are." He looked not at sin from the distance of heaven but he walked, and lived in the midst …

Our Lord's Entrance Within the Veil

Hebrews 9:12

… We are no longer the serfs of Satan, nor the slaves of the world—neither are we subject to bondage through fear of death. That last enemy shall …

The Man Who Shall Never See Death

John 8:51-53

… s saying! He lived upon the Father's Word and therefore refused Satan's temptation to turn stones into bread. His Father's Word was in Him so …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… They failed not in their wicked attempt because of any goodness in themselves, but because God "cannot be tempted, "—temptation has no power over him, he yields not …