SCRIPTURE:

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

DEVOTIONAL:

Thank God we are not without hope when the pressure seems unbearable. The very people who put pressure on us, who are under the influence of the enemy in the world, don’t have the Holy Ghost. They don’t have God’s Word on the matter. They don’t know the power of the Name and blood of Jesus. All they know is what their senses and their natural minds tell them, and most of those thoughts are from the devil.

Believers operate on a higher level of life. We live from our spirits because our minds are renewed with the truth of God’s Word. We walk by the Spirit and not after the flesh. We walk by faith and not by sight, and we know that God’s promises are true. One of those promises is that He will always provide a way to escape the traps and attacks of the enemy.

Remember, the enemy is after your soul. He wants you to go down a path of destruction and he usually applies pressure to try to get you to make a quick decision. Then you won’t take the time to consult the Word and the Spirit. But God promised you in writing that He’s got a way of escape. In every situation you might have pressure on you, but God has a way of escape.

When God makes a way of escape for you, and you follow His way, you will escape to a higher place. You will come out victorious. 

PRAYER:

Father God, thank you that as a believer I operate on a higher level of life. I live from my spirit because my mind is renewed with the truth of Your Word. I walk by the Spirit and not after the flesh. I walk by faith and not by sight. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

This devotional is excerpted from Dr. Bill Winston’s powerful book, Transform Your Thinking, Transform Your Life. To order this transformational book, click here.

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