DAILY TEXT, From today Friday, January 26, 2024, No temptation has been presented to you that is not common to all people (1 Cor. 10:13).

DAILY TEXT, From today Friday, January 26, 2024, Have love for all the brotherhood (1 Pet. 2:17).

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Friday, January 26, 2024

No temptation has come before you that is not common to all people (1 Cor. 10:13).

Another version translates today's text like this: “You have only had the same temptations as everyone else.” These words were addressed to the Christians of the city of Corinth. Some of them had been adulterers, homosexuals, and drunks (1 Cor. 6:9-11). Does it seem to us that they did not have to fight against any evil desires after they were baptized? It is very unlikely. It is true that they were all anointed, but they were still imperfect. So they sure had to fight some wrong desire from time to time. That should encourage us, because it shows us that others have already gone through the same thing as us and have won the battle. Therefore, we can “stand firm in faith, knowing that all the brotherhood in the world are undergoing the same sufferings” (1 Pet. 5:9). w23.01 12 para. fifteen.

LET'S CONTINUE FIGHTING AGAINST WRONG DESIRES

What will help us feed correct desires? (Galatians 5:16).

(Read Galatians 5:16). Jehovah is generous and gives us holy spirit to help us win in our battle to do what is right. When we study God's Word, we allow that spirit to influence us. We also receive holy spirit when we attend meetings. There we spend time with our brothers, who, like us, are struggling to do well, and that encourages us. (Heb. 10:24, 25; 13:7) And when we pray to Jehovah from the heart and ask him to help us overcome some weakness, he gives us holy spirit so that we can be strong and continue fighting. Of course, these activities probably won't make bad desires disappear, but they will give us the strength to not let ourselves be carried away by them. As Galatians 5:16 says, those who walk according to the spirit “will not fulfill any desire of the flesh.”

Why is it important to continue cultivating correct desires?

When we already have a good routine of spiritual activities, it is very important that we do not lose it and that we continue to nourish correct desires. Because? Because one of our enemies—temptation—never sleeps. Even after we are baptized, we may be drawn to things we know we should avoid, such as gambling for money, abusing alcohol, or watching pornography. (Eph. 5:3, 4) A young Jehovah's Witness confesses: “One of the most intense struggles I have is that I feel attracted to people of the same sex. I thought these feelings were temporary, but I haven't been able to get rid of them; Still there". What can help us if an incorrect desire is very intense?

What trap should we not fall into, and why?

We must not think that no one can understand the weakness we have. That's a trap. Thinking like this can lead us to believe that our situation has no remedy and that we cannot overcome that weakness. But the Bible says the opposite: “God is faithful and will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but when temptation comes, he will also give you a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Cor. 10: 13b). So, no matter how intense a desire, we can be faithful to Jehovah. With his help, we will not get carried away by that desire.

Although it is inevitable to have incorrect desires, what can we do?

Let us always remember that due to imperfection it is inevitable that we will have incorrect desires. When that happens, let us firmly reject them, as Joseph did when he fled from Potiphar's wife (Gen. 39:12). We do not have to be slaves to bad desires.

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