When we pray the Lord's prayer we may wonder why it says that we should pray "Lead us not into temptation." We know that God does not tempt anyone but He does test us. However, trials have an element of temptation in them. When Abraham was tested he could have succumbed to the temptation to question God's goodness and not obeyed. That element is always present in any test. Does that mean that God is tempting us? No! But He is testing us.
So how did Abraham obey? Was it because he was strong? No! He obeyed because he was weak and he relied upon his strong God. We can overcome temptation when trials come by knowing that greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. He has made a way of escape. Trust Him.
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