"Endurance or Indulgence"

“Endurance or Indulgence”

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.       1 Corinthians 10:13



From the time of Creation, with Adam and Eve until, the END of the world, MANKIND has been and will be TEMPTED to be DISOBEDIENT to their Creator, GOD.  Satan is the father of lies, he is the great DECEIVER, and any time he wants to bring shame to God, he does through the DISOBEDIENCE of MANKIND, and MORE SO if he can INFLUENCE a TRUE CHILD of GOD, into acts of DISOBEDIENCE.



A lot of times, the Devil will, DECEIVE people into BELIEVING that God doesn’t CARE what they THINK, SAY, or DO, and ESPECIALLY if it doesn’t affect or hurt someone else.  He also manages to get the individual to BELIEVE that they don’t possess the POWER to OVERCOME the temptation.  So, they are destined to FALL into the TEMPTATION, and then they will INDULGE in the TEMPTATION, and if they happen to be a TRUE CHILD of GOD, their FELLOWSHIP with God will be severed, until they CONFESS their sin and TURN BACK to Him, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.



The Apostle Paul tells us that the TEMPTATIONS that MANKIND faces are COMMON to them, and our GOD is FAITHFUL to NOT LET us be tempted, BEYOND what we ACTUALLY can BEAR.  Well, the LIE of Satan, that we have NO POWER to OVERCOME temptation, IS NULL and VOID.  And the LIE of Satan, that God doesn’t REALLY CARE what we THINK, SAY or DO, is ALSO NULL and VOID, because Paul tells us that GOD WILL NOT let us be TEMPTED BEYOND what we can BEAR.  And that WHEN we are TEMPTED, He will PROVIDE a WAY OUT so that we may ENDURE the TEMPTATION, and become MORE than CONQUERORS. 



Where do you stand?  A lot of people will MISS an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, because they preferred to INDULGE in the TEMPTATION, instead of ENDURING IT.  This SCENARIO is DANGEROUS and could mean the DIFFERENCE in a person’s ETERNITY.  If you are a TRUE BELIEVER, but you have allowed yourself to INDULGE in your TEMPTATION, and have NOT turned to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, the FIRST THING you need to do is to CHECK your SALVATION and make SURE you are a TRUE CHILD of GOD, then you NEED to TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and TURN AWAY FROM the TRANSGRESSION, or else you will be CHASTISED for your shortcomings, and you will LOSE your REWARDS. 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, and are CONTINUALLY INDULGING in your TEMPTATIONS, then you are in DANGER of spending your ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  But because of GOD’S UNFAILING LOVE, His ABUNDANT MERCY and AMAZING GRACE, He has PROVIDED a WAY for you to ESCAPE your TEMPTATIONS and an ETERNITY in HELL.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and be ABLE to ENDURE your TEMPTATIONS, instead of INDULGING in them.  Do this NOW, while you still can He’s waiting and COMING SOON!!!