This morning we'll look at a favorite text, containing a precious promise, which has brought encouragement and strength to multitudes of God's children in the midst of their trials. It's 1 Corinthians 10:13: "No temptation 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."
Every one of us faces temptation. That is one of the main points of this verse: temptation "is . . . common to man." Temptation sometimes seems to come in waves, and we might be inclined to think it's going to overwhelm us. But this verse says the true child of God, the person who trusts Christ, doesn't need to fear that temptation might ultimately and finally engulf us or overthrow us. There are limits to our temptation. In the words of Psalm 103:13-14, "As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust." And He promises a way of escape from every trial and every temptation that assaults us.
So this text is an important one, and a reassuring guarantee, and a promise from which we ought to draw strength whenever we are put through trials or temptations. It's a wonderful verse to memorize, and I hope you have memorized it, because you need to be able to remind yourself of this promise every time temptation or trials of any kind threaten you...
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Phil Johnson is Executive Director of Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur. Phil is also an elder at Grace Community Church, where he pastors the GraceLife fellowship group. He is probably best known for his websites, which include The Spurgeon Archive and The Hall...
