Daily Devotional
Victory Over Temptation
March 1, 2016
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If God really loves us, why doesn’t He make it impossible for us to be tempted? Well, if God did that, you and I would lose something.
I played football back in the old days, and we would practice long hours to take a bag of air across a white line in a pasture. While we were trying to do that, there was a group of fellows on the other side who were saying we couldn’t do that. And we’d go back and forth to get our way.
Now, I have figured it out: what football teams need to do is come up to the field about 2 a.m. when the other team is not out there. Then they can take that ball and shove it over that white line as many times as they want.
But where is the victory in that? You’re right—there is no victory without opposition
God has not called you to a life of ease. He has called you to a life of victory through His Son Jesus Christ. “Now thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14).
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FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
