Scriptural Encouragement & Exhortation

 

Matthew 6:9-13 – The Disciples Prayer: pt12

And do not lead us into temptation...

 

Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren…Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour…the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation…No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it…The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles…Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!...How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You…Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to dishonest gain. Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways…Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak…For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin.

 

(Jas 1:13-16; 1Pe 5:8; 2Pe 2:9; 1Co 10:13; Psa 34:17; Rom 7:24, 25; Psa 119:9-11; 35-37; Mat 26:41; Heb 12:3, 4)

 

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