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Day 10, But When you Pray… DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION

Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭13‬ ‭

“And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

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THE TEXT NEEDS TO BE RIGHTLY UNDERSTOOD BY COMPARING SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE. GOD DOES NOT LEAD ANYONE INTO TEMPTATION

‭ ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭15‬

“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; 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. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”

“God is Holy, He is love. He tempts no one, we tempt ourselves (James 1:14, 15). So then, have you ever wondered what Jesus meant when He said in the Lord’s Prayer, “Do not lead us into temptation”? Jesus was not implying that God tempts us into sin and we must beg Him not to push us there. So, what does it mean? As in most, if not all, languages, words can have more than one meaning in Greek. So you must look at the original word and its context. The Greek word for “lead” is eisphero. This verse can be translated as “do not let us go, do not abandon us there, do not permit us to go.” It doesn’t mean to “entice.”

In the last part of the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus is trying to underline the secret of power and victory. He says that our single hope is to always be in Jesus and have Jesus in us, to never separate, never depart. “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27, NKJV).

Alone we don’t have the power to change and develop a new heart. But the promise is clear and secure: “[He who is in Christ] is a new creation” (2 Cor. 5:17, NKJV).

So how do you check yourself to see where you are in your spiritual journey? Jesus says we can know by our fruit (Ma . 7:16). How do you produce fruit? By being continually connected with Christ (John 15:1–5) and being filled with His Spirit (Gal. 5:22, 23).” - (Ten Days of Prayer Day 10, 2025)

FLEE TEMPTATION

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬

“My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.”

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭39‬:‭11‬-‭12‬

“But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, that she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬

“Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”

‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭22‬

“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

DO NOT LEAD OTHERS INTO TEMPTATION‼️

Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭

“So then, let us stop judging one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make others stumble or fall into sin.”

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‭ ‭‭Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭1‬-‭2‬

“And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.”

IF YOU FALL INTO TEMPTATION DO NOT DESPAIR! CONFESS YOUR SINS

1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭

“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.”

‭‭Micah‬ ‭7‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭

“Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear