Trusting God in Times of Temptation

He provides and way of escape

(KJV) “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1^st Corinthians 10:13)

God is faithful and never abandons us in moments of temptation. Instead, He provides a way of escape so that we can bear it.

It is important to understand that the escape we want, and the one God provides may differ significantly. If we do not trust GOD, we may question God’s faithfulness based on whether His way aligns with our desires.

In Matthew 4, when Jesus was tempted, God did not remove the temptations: “Turn these stones to bread…” “Throw yourself from the pinnacle of the temple in the Holy City…” and “All this I will give you if you fall down and worship me.” The Father never forsook Him, even though the temptations continued.

After fasting for forty days and nights, naturally the human body of Jesus was on the brink of starvation. The real trial was not just the temptation to turn stones to bread but trusting that He would not perish in the wilderness and would fulfill His purpose by dying on the cross. He understood the prophecies and the plan established before the foundation of the world. God’s way of escape for Jesus was to remember His Word.

Jesus relied on God’s Word, saying, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

After His resurrection, Jesus reminded His disciples, “These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day.”

Jesus understood and accepted the will of God concerning Him. Even when His physical body neared the edge of starvation after fasting forty days and nights in the wilderness, He overcame by trusting in the plan.