GOD IS FAITHFUL
Keywords
10:13b
And God is
faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you
are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1. A reminder of Israel’s past (1-11)
Paul
reminded the Corinthian believers of the tragic history of Israel. God had led
them out of bondage in Egypt through the wilderness. He had provided food and
water for them. He kept them safe. But God’s people
Israel were in continual rebellion against him. They engaged in sexual
immorality and in idolatry even as God dwelled with them. Paul meant these
things as a warning to the Corinthians. They had received the culmination of
the ages in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
2. God
will provide a way out (12,13)
Paul gave
another warning, but then a promise that gives God’s people hope. The Corinthians were proud that they
were standing firm. But no one is immune from temptation all the time. We are
all human, with sinful desires we cannot control on our own. But God is
faithful! Even in the midst of temptation, God gives us a way out. He will not
give us temptations we can’t bear.
Through his grace, he has given us the gospel of the forgiveness of our sins.
Prayer Help me not
to be proud, but to humbly rely on you and your gospel when I am tempted.
One Word God is
faithful
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