Tag: Trials & Temptations

Daniel 3:24-26 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.” He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son...

Galatians 2:11-12 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to...

Genesis 4:6-7 “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it’”. Yielding...

Job 1:12 Then the LORD said to satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? Trial is a God permitted challenge or crisis to reinforce our faith and fortify our trust in Him. Temptations on the other hand are attacks of the devil in the most vulnerable and weak areas of our inner man. The demons...

Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” While the Holy Spirit strengthens us in our vulnerable areas, the demons relentlessly tempt us in our weakest points....

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Trials and temptations are not synonyms. Temptations are ‘setups’ of the devil to trap us in sin whereas trials are ‘probations’ that qualify us for promotions. Trials are permitted to strengthen us and to help us to succeed but temptations are snares to make us...