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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, that you may be able to endure it.
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Satan has had a lot of practice tempting mankind to do what God does not want us to do—in other words, to sin. And all too often we, at least our flesh, the natural man, have been unwitting co-conspirators. It is natural for the natural man to be talking about what we want, our desires, and the world is always working hard at feeding those desires—peer pressure, advertising, and promoting the idea that we should be in control. 



All of those things provide the bait for the trapper, Satan the enemy of our souls, tools to use to ensnare us! They are all generally intended to make people dissatisfied, being hungry for acceptance, possessions, and power. But, as today’s verse clearly states, God will provide the way of escape! Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. {Mat.5:6} Never lose sight of the fact that we are overcomers because as John wrote, greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. {1Jn.4:4}



Couple that with the assurance we have knowing that the Lord freely gave us the gift of salvation, free to us because He paid the price on the cross {1Pt.2:24} and has also promised to supply everything that we need through His riches in glory in Christ. {Php.4:19} For those who are His children {Rom.8:14-15} that covers all of the bases when it comes to needs. He has also taken care of the desires for the righteous; as it says in the Psalms, “Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.” {Ps.73:25}



The way of escape, as today’s verse speaks of, requires that we know the will of God because all too often you will hear many so-called ‘church leaders’ or ‘prophets’ telling you that God wants you to have all you desire rather than for you to have all He desires for you! His is better, God’s desire for you and I is life and life abundantly. And we have to stand firm on the Lord’s promises, His Word for that is what leads to the fullness of life. So as James wrote, ‘Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.’ {Jas.4:7}



“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!’ For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper, and from the deadly pestilence.” (Psalms 91:1-3)



THERE IS INDEED VICTORY IN JESUS