Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How often do you hear people asking not to be led into temptation? I fear that in this world today we ask for the opposite, begging temptation to come along so we can go out and enjoy ourselves!

God taught His people to ask for the strength to resist temptation and transgressions; He still expects the same because He has not changed!

It is the spiritual power in temptations which gets us off track because we are spiritually weak to fight against such things – but God can give us the power to resist.

Revelation 3:10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

Revelation is the book of futures, the one which looks forward to what is still to come and what we need to watch out for!

There are going to be massive temptations which many of us will have to face in our lives, but God is promising to be with us every step of the way.

If we are willing to rely on His strength to carry us through our temptations, then we will be able to make it with Him. Do not try and go it alone otherwise the temptations will cover your life and drown you.

Zechariah 13:8 In the whole land,” declares the Lord, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.

Scholars tell us this section of verse is talking about the people who have taken to religion for religions sake and not to having a right and proper relationship with God.

What I don’t like is the sound of the odds – two thirds of people in this passage will be relying on religion instead of on God, and they do not get eternal life with God!

We have to make sure we do not get caught up in the religious side of things but stay focused on God and all He stands for – that is why Christians should look to Jesus as the fulfilment of God’s Word.