THEY WERE TEMPTED .

 
 
 November 2
 
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted,
were slain with the sword: they wandered about in
sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
 

That is, they were tried; and the design of their enemies by these trials was, to draw or drive them from the Lord.

 

Their are trails were of the most cruel kind, they found that as their day, so was their strength.

 

Brethren, we shall be tempted; Satan is not dead, no, nor yet asleep; the world is not reconciled to godliness, nor are we free from indwelling sin.

 

It is not our sin to be tempted – this is our trial; but it is our sin if we yield.

 

God has promised strength, wisdom and grace; and we shall seek these, that we may be able to withstand, and so overcome every trial.

 

We may expect to be tempted daily, for Satan goeth about; and if at any moment we are off our guard, that is the time he is most likely to beset us.

 

Let us keep close to Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep; let us keep our eyes on our Father’s house; let us aim in all things at God’s glory, and temptation shall not harm us.

 

“Blessed is the man that endureth  temptation; for when he has tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.“

 

If the enemy comes in like a flood, we may still sing –

 

His oath, His covenant, and blood,
Support me in the sinking flood;
When all around my soul gives way
Jesus is all my only hope and stay;
On Christ the solid rock I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
 

James Smith