13/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Stand firm

13/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Stand firm

 Text:  ```1 Peter 5:8‭-‬9 NIV Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
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 COMMENTARY
In the thick of temptation, it’s easy for us to feel like we are the only person on the planet cutting through the jungle of evil thoughts and desires. Paul the Apostle consoled the Corinthian church with these words, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind” (1 Corinthians 10:13). The good news is we are not alone in our temptations!

All of our temptations are in fact common – ordinary, typical, or universal. Yet it is Satan – whom Jesus referred to as ‘the father of lies’ – who deceives us into thinking that our temptations are unique. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every human being is grappling with the same kind of evil thoughts and desires that we are, day in and day out. The danger in believing our temptations are unique, is that it can cause us to be swallowed up in a sea of shame, leading us to doubt God’s great love for us.


So take heart, your temptations are not unique and you are not alone, God is with you and He wants to help you. Stand firm in the faith and never give up. Just know that whatever you pass through now is never a forever experience, you will get over it soon as you keep holding unto God.

Food for thought: For you to stand firm, you must stand on the solid rock Jesus for all other grounds is sinking sand.

Prayer: ```Gracious Lord! Help me pass through this phase of trials and temptations without being consumed in Jesus name.```  

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