I Am Tempted...But God Delivers Me | But God... Week 2

Every one of us has been tempted into sin in our lives. We face it every single day. But God can deliver us from that temptation, we only have to surrender to His work. Adam Barnett continues our look at how the presence of God changes everything by looking at how God delivers us from temptation.

I Am Tempted…But God Delivers Me

But God... | Week 2

May 6, 2018 | Adam Barnett

Transformation happens when we stop saying, “But I…” and we start saying, “But God.”

1 Corinthians 10:6 [NIV]

Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.

“The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn from history.” — Fredrick Hegel

1 Corinthians 10:12 [NIV]

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!

1 Corinthians 10:13 [NIV]

No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.

I am tempted, but God delivers me.

1 | God is not surprised by temptation.

2 | God allows us to be tempted.

James 1:13-15 [NIV]

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Evil Desire → Temptation → Sin→ Habitual Sin → Death

3 | God helps us overcome temptation.

Romans 7:18-24 [NIV]

For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Romans 7:25 [NIV]

Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!