This Is Satan’s Magnet!
"The Lord knows how to deliver
the godly out of temptations."
2 Peter 2:9
Magnets come with different degrees of magnetism.
Some are just strong enough for posting photos to
a
refrigerator. Others are powerful enough to snatch
up
a car. The most powerful electro-magnet on earth is in
Tokyo. The last time scientists tried to use it, it blew the
doors off the building.
Temptations are like magnets. They cast an attraction toward
our sinful nature. Some are easier to resist, while others feel
nearly impossible to withstand. We can’t imagine the sexual
temptation Joseph felt as Potiphar’s wife attempted to entice
him, or how Jesus had endured as Satan tempted Him in the
desert. But the Bible says, “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're able, but with
the temptation will also make the way of escape”
(1 Corinthians 10:13).
When temptation grabs you in its force field,
don’t assume you have to yield to it. Resist it in the
power of the Spirit and with the weapon of Scripture.
"Temptation is so strong in our lives precisely
because it’s not about us. Temptation is an
assault by the demonic powers on the rival
empire of the Messiah."
Russell Moore
