Overcoming Temptation

[298 words] We are constantly tempted with sin. How do we prepare? How do we cope? Scripture says, “No temptations has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor. 10:13). How do we find the way of escape and endure the temptations that we face? First, we must know the Word of God. What is God’s will for my life? What is expected? What is righteous? What is wicked? We can only know these answers as they are revealed in the pages of Scripture (cf. Heb. 5:14; 1 Tim. 2:4). We have the perfect example of Jesus Christ as He was tempted in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-11). Time and again, Jesus faced His temptations…