Temptation Vs. Grace – Repeating Mistakes is Easy

Temptation is personified in the flesh by those who seek selfish rewards for victories and who celebrate their accomplishment outside the will of God
Temptation snakes in and around seeking weak hearts and minds that rest on their works, self will, and pride.
Temptation comes like a lion ready to pounce on those distracted by the wiles of the world or absorbed by the desires of the flesh.
Temptation acts like a snare that captivates the mind of the weak willed and those discouraged by failure and fear.
Temptation reaches to every level from birth til death surprising even the most confident and the most knowledgeable.
Temptation is a tool of the enemy to kill, steal, and destroy life, love, and hope, casting a pall on all God’s creation.
Temptation opens the door to sin amplifying evil and every form of malice, perversion, lying, and deceit.
Temptation has brought down kings, queens, and leaders of every kind at their moment of  greatest accomplishment  and  success.                                   Temptation gains strength from repetition and from those minds that seek excuses and reasons to rationalize.
Temptation feeds on the proud and egotistical who worship the god of self and other idols.

Temptation  fulfilled brings shame or guilt, but Grace gives abundant hope, forgiveness, and peace.

Tit 2:11-12 “For the Grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.
It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present age.

Grace overcomes temptation by the power of the Holy Spirit even in the most desperate conditions and flows through the prayers of those who Love God.

Grace upholds Truth and Agape Love bringing Mercy to those who deserve death and condemnation.

Grace and Truth come through Jesus Christ – whereas the Law came through Moses and by the first we are reconciled to God and by the second we are judged

Grace brings beauty and hope in life and the promise of salvation unto death and beyond to all who believe in the name of Jesus Christ.

Grace saves the worst sinner, heals the even the “dead”, lifts the spirit out of darkness, and propels the Gospel into the hearts of the lost.

Grace seeks every sinner, forgiving the worst sin, and lifting the soul out of despair and hopelessness.

Grace of God cannot be defeated, dispelled, depleted, destroyed, nor diluted, but will transform anyone in Christ Jesus.

Grace is a free gift that in time will defeat temptation as one surrenders to the will of God and sanctification by the Holy Spirit.

Grace and its abundance will bring the reign of righteousness and the free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Grace supersedes the law and chooses us so that we might grow in faith and overcome the world.

Grace of Jesus Christ saves us from the curse of death and lights our path as we follow Him and grow in the fruits of the Spirit.

Grace of God cleanses our heart, renews our Spirit, drives away fear, and frees our conscience of guilt and shame.

Grace acts to help us excel in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for God and each other.

Grace surpasses all sin, all fear, all discouragement, all despair, all powers, all the kingdoms natural and supernatural.

Grace brings Glory to God Almighty who Created the Universe and all who dwell in it  past, present, and future.

Grace through faith in Jesus Christ is the Answer to peace, purpose, and identity to all willing to receive it.

Grace comes through God alone: through the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit who together ( as stated in Gen. 1:26) created man in “their” image. Together this “Triune” being created us and now seeks to save each of us from our own sin and eternal condemnation. Grace draws us to God, yet plants a healthy fear in us of Him so that we will grow in Him and for Him in every aspect of our lives.  For it is by Grace through Faith that we are saved, it is not of works so that no one can boast. Eph. 2:8-9  “To all who receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God”  John 1:12.
“Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything for this God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Don’t stifle the Spirit”  1Th. 5:16

Zechariah 12:10 “And I wil pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of GRACE and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shal mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.”

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