FAITH CAPSULE: Enticement is a cunning device of the devil.
2 Samuel 11
The enemy of all is the master of deception.
The enticement is a cunning device of the devil with no respect for any man under heaven.
The devil engages in an enticement to bring his victim down into a pit of sin.
Enticement, seduction, inducement, and temptation are different names but the same.
Know and not dance to the sound of enticement but remain focused on the word of God.
To be enticed is to be lured away from the point of focus.
The temptation is not to sin, but falling for it will cause one to sink into sin. King David did not accidentally fall for the sin of sexual immorality that he committed with Bathsheba (the wife of Uriah).
King David saw to become entrapped into sin.
2 Samuel 11:2 document the build up the temptation of David: “Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.”
David was at the right place at the wrong time to become trapped in sin.
David fell for sin when he saw a woman bathing.
David could not resist the temptation of sin but went on to inquire about a woman belonging to another man.
Getting carried away by enticement will lead to a deadly avenue of sinning before God.
David was identified as a man after the heart of God but could not avoid sin.
Are you paying attention to avoid the wrong place and not become a victim of sin against God?
The enemy of all man is the master of deception that has been around long enough to draw one into the sin of destruction.
Jesus had the experience of enticement but could not become a failure like that Eve.
Today, be warned and wise to know that if Jesus experienced the enticement of the enemy, no one will.
What is your need for seduction or inducement that makes one a victim of temptation?
Did the word not promise that God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus? (Philippians 4:19)
Do you believe it?
Philippians 4:6-7 encourages, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Abstain from seeing in the wicked world; take to the Word of God.
Today, open your mouth wide, give Him thanks for all He has done, and praise God for all He is doing and all that He will do.
Live life by giving thanks and praise and not become a victim of the enticement of sin.
Prayer for today: Ask for your life not to become a victim of enticement.