TODAY’S TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH 19 AUGUST 2025 DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
Read David Jeremiah 19th August 2025 Daily Devotional Tuesday Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: A Test Is Not A Temptation
For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
James 1:13-14
Recommended Reading: Romans 7:7-8
The late comedian Flip Wilson created fictional characters for his comedy sketches—one of which was famous for saying, “The devil made me do it!” While the devil can’t make anyone sin, blaming him is more accurate than saying, “God tempted me to sin.”
The apostle James made it clear: God does not tempt anyone to sin. That is not to say that God doesn’t use tests in our life. For instance, when God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and the people saw the thunder and lightning and were afraid, Moses told them, “God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin” (Exodus 20:20). While the same Greek word for “test” can also be translated “temptation,” a test from God is not a temptation from God. As James wrote, temptation arises from within.
When you are tempted, “fear the Lord and depart from evil” (Proverbs 3:7). Ask God to help you cultivate desires from the Spirit rather than from the flesh (Romans 7:7-8).
Temptation has its source not in the outer lure but in the inner lust.
D. Edmund Hiebert
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