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Fight with the Word

In a world that throws temptation at us around every corner, we must stand strong.

1 Corinthians 10:12 says, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”

None of us are above being tempted, and none of us are too good to give in to that temptation. There is only one who was tempted and still was without sin, and that is Jesus. But 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us that God gives us a way of escape. So when we are tempted, we should take a lesson from Jesus and use the Word of God to combat the enemy. Our sword is the Bible.

I challenge you to memorize verses that are applicable to the temptation that you are going through. Also, put a copy of that verse somewhere you will always see. Mine is up at my cubicle at work. Maybe yours would be in your locker or on your mirror.

Make a point EVERY DAY to look at that verse and begin the day by deciding that you will not give into temptation today. Take it one day at a time. And make a conscious decision every day to stand strong. And when the enemy begins to tempt you, throw the Word of God back in his face. It works. If you have to, keep saying the verse until your spirit is strengthened. It will work.

The one I have been using recently is:

“The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant. My eyes are ever towards the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net. … Keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.” -Psalm 25:14-15, 20-21

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