In
the previous devotions I covered the following portion of The Lord’s Prayer:
“‘Our Father in
heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And
forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Today
I will cover the next phrase in sequence:
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
The
Greek word for temptation is actually “Peirasmos” which literally means “a
trial, proving, or testing.” God does not tempt us ever. He however may choose
to test us.
When tempted, no
one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor
does he tempt anyone
إذا تَعَرَّضَ أحَدٌ لِلتَّجرِبَةِ، لا يَنبَغي أنْ
يَقُولَ: «هَذِهِ تَجرِبَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ.» لِأنَّ
اللهَ لا تُغرِيهِ الشُّرُورُ، وَهُوَ لا يُغرِي بِها أحَداً
James 1:13
In this phrase of
The Lord’s Prayer, we request God to protect us against that which might cause
us to fall into sin. The Bible tells us that everything that happens is
either caused by God, or God allows it. As such, we believers realize
that God is in control of every second of our lives, so we pray for God to
guide our steps away from tests and towards holiness.
No temptation has overtaken you
except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be
tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also
provide a way out so that you can endure it.
لَمْ تُصِبكُمْ تَجرِبَةٌ لا تَأتِي
عَلَى غَيرِكُمْ مِنَ البَشَرِ، لَكِنْ يُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَثِقُوا بِاللهِ الَّذي
لا يَسمَحُ بِأنْ تُجَرَّبُوا فَوقَ طاقَتِكُمْ، بَلْ يُوفِّرُ مَعَ التَّجرِبَةِ
مَنفَذاً، لِكَيْ تَقدِرُوا أنْ تَحتَمِلُوا.
1 Corinthians 10:13
God
is faithful, and he will not let us be tested beyond our ability, but with the
test He will also provide the way of escape, that we may be able to endure it.
God is the only one who can protect us
from the evil one. It is by His strength that we are enabled to stand against
the world, the flesh, and the devil.
Submit yourselves, then, to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and Your unfailing, deep, everlasting, and inseparable love.
LORD, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with
power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I may submit my life to
You and follow Your guidance for my life. I pray not to be tested and thank You
that if it is Your will to test me, You are faithful and will help me endure
the test and You will find a way for me out of it. Help and strengthen me Lord
to resist the devil. I believe that though Your power he will flee from me. God, I praise You, revere You, worship You, I stand in awe of You, and
glorify Your holy name. I declare to the world that Christ
is my Lord and Saviour. In the name of the King of kings and Lord of lords,
in the mighty name of Your only
begotten Son Jesus, I pray. To Jesus
be the power, the glory, the majesty, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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