Episode 65: Look for a Miraculous Escape BEFORE You Sin

In Podcast Episode 65, “Look for a Miraculous Escape BEFORE You Sin,” Kim discusses the importance of looking for a way of escape from temptation BEFORE you fall into sin.

 

The primary scripture text for this episode is Judges 16:1-3, with the focal scriptures of  3:

 

1 One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute. 2 Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, “When the light of morning comes, we will kill him.”

3 But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron.

 

When you are struggling with the deep holes of life, consider praying one or more of these sentence prayers based on God's Word.

• May I not yield to temptation but please rescue me from the evil one (Matthew 6:13).
• Please keep me from being enticed and drug away by my own evil desires (James 1:14).
• Please don't let me give into temptation (Luke 22:40).
• When I am tempted, please remind me I will not be tempted more than I can stand. Please show me a way so that I can endure. (1 Corinthians 10:13).
• Strengthen me to keep watch and pray so that I will not give in to temptation. (Matthew 26:41)
• May I be godly and gently and humbly help others who have fallen into temptation. As I do, please protect me so I do not fall into the same temptation. (Galatians 6:1)

 

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

 

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.(James 4:7)

 

And lead us not into temptation,

    but deliver us from evil. (Matthew 6:13 ESV)

 

For more on overcoming temptation, check out Kim’s blog posts:

• “Temptation Even on the Detour”
• “Temptations May Look Different But…”
• “Overcoming Temptation: Walk Down Another Street”

Additional Resources:

• Winning the War Within (Dr. Charles Stanley)
• Overcoming the Enemy: Live in Victory Over Trials and Temptations (Charles F. Stanley Bible Study Series)
• Nelson, Portia. “There’s A Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery.”

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