Wednesday, August 12, 1998
Wednesday, August 12, 1998
Blessed is anyone who endures temptation.
None of us is beyond temptation. It is a foolish Christian who treats temptation as no threat,
believing he or she cannot fall. We are all susceptible at times, and if we are not vulnerable in one
area, we usually are in some other.
During the early days of the Civil War, body armor became a bit of a fad, especially in the North.
Some of this body armor did not work very well. In other words, it failed to stop bullets. Some of
it actually saved some lives, however. The danger lay in believing it made one invincible.
Paul writes in Galatians 6:1, "My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have
received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you
yourselves are not tempted."
Prayer: Dear God, guard me from temptation, and keep me from falling into the trap of
thinking I am invincible. Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA
(James 1:12
NRSV)