"Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for
when he has been approved he will receive the crown of life which the
Lord has promised to those who love Hint " (13) "Let no one say when he
is tempted, I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor
does He Himself tempt anyone. " (14) "But each one is tempted when he is
drawn away by his own desires and enticed, " (James 1:12-14).
The Bible says that temptation is a part of
every person' life (1 Corinthians 10:13). The source of temptation is
Satan (Luke 22:31-32; Matthew 4:1-11). Temptations come in the form of
enticement to do evil (Genesis 3:1-13). The Bible says that Satan tempts
us when we are weakest in terms of self-control (1 Corinthians 7:5).
Temptation is designed to lead us into sin and spiritual death (James
1:15-16). The Bible also says that in times of great temptation some
people fall away from the Lord and become caught up in sin (Luke 8:13).
The Bible says that Jesus was tempted in every
way we are today, but He resisted and did not sin (Hebrews 4:15).
Because of this the Bible says, "For in that He Himself has suffered,
being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted " (Hebrews 2:18).
The Lord has promised to help godly people overcome temptation (2 Peter
2:9).
The Bible says that wealthy, affluent people
are especially enticed to sin because of what their riches can bring
them (1 Timothy 6:9). This can be overcome through prayer and a change
of priorities regarding earthly things (Matthew 26:41; 1 John 2:15-17).
Also, the Bible says, "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for
when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the
Lord has promised to those who love Him, " (James 1:12). Temptation is
an experience that has to be endured no matter how difficult it may be
to do (James 1:12). The Lord endured excessive temptation in a very
direct and extreme fashion for as long as forty days at a time without
succumbing to it (Luke 4:2). As remarkable as this seems the same is
possible for godly people today if we will be aware of the escape from
temptation that God provides (1 Corinthians 10:13).