Delivered from Temptation.

2Pe 2:9  The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished

The Lord KNOWS how to deliver us out of temptations.  As we've talked about in-depth, and will continue to talk about- we need to comprehend our day to day life in the service of our Lord and exactly what that means. We need to understand what it means to truly have a spiritual life and not a fleshy, carnal led life.  As Paul said what a wretched man he was- we look to Paul as an example of a Christ follower, a very prominent Christ follower and we can't help but comprehend he was fighting the same spiritual warfare we are. We can surely comprehend our wretchedness. We know all about WANTING to do good and doing it NOT! We know that is seems our flesh serves flesh but our minds serve God and this must NEVER cease- the minds serving God because if we give our minds over to the flesh to serve flesh, then we have no hope. And speaking of hope we know that our true hope for salvation from our sin-filled selves is Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior!  When we feel the weight of our sinfulness and our seeming inability to keep from failing, we MUST cling TIGHTER to our Savior and His righteousness!  We are not to give into temptation as if there is no hope to keep from sinning- we fight! We have armor, and a weapon and we FIGHT! There is absolutely no reason to have any armor or weapons at all if we aren't supposed to use them.  It would be POINTLESS to have our armor on if we didn't need protection. Also, it would be senseless to have a weapon if we aren't supposed to use that weapon.  We are NOT given the Sword of the Spirit of the Word of God just for show.  That sword is not a decorative part of our attire.  The Sword must be used!

The Lord knows HOW to deliver us from temptations, and He will!

Psa 34:15  The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 

Psa 34:16  The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 

Psa 34:17  The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 

Psa 34:18  The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 

Psa 34:19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. 

1Co 10:13  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.