Do temptations still target you? Despite how you might wish to respond, the most likely answer is yes. A better question might be, “How big of a target are you carrying for the triggers of temptation?” Temptation in its purest form is a lie disguised as a promise of fulfillment or a cheap way for satisfaction. It triggers the idea in our mind that, “If you do this, then you will feel satisfied.” Thoughts such as, “If you keep eating, then you will be satisfied.” Or “If you look at these images, then you will be satisfied.” Or whatever the trigger maybe to fulfill a void, lack, or need, this will satisfy. Moments like these are just big targets on your life. These are mere opportunities for the enemy to distract you from the truth, to fall into sin. You are left unfulfilled and unsatisfied, deeper in the passion of sin. The scripture passage teaches us that that temptation “is common to man.” Everyone suffers temptation and a passion for sin (Rom 3:23). Yet the good news is that God provides “a way to escape” from the lure of temptation and the power to resist the passion stirred by temptation “that ye may be able to bear it.” My friend, “God is faithful” to deliver His children when temptation appears, entices our passion, and appeases our desire. He provides a way to escape through faith in His word and alert by the Holy Spirit. Jesus resisted the temptations of the devil through His knowledge and faith in the word of God (Lk 4:1-13). The patriarch Joseph, when he was alienated, alone, and abandoned, resisted temptation to appease for a moment of passion and worldly desire. Resisting temptation enables the child of God to know and enjoy the goodness of God. Joseph was able to say to his brothers, “ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good” (Gen 50:20). God knows that His children are targets for temptation by the enemy, “but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able.” Dear friend, when you are the target of temptation trust the truth of God’s word as the source of satisfaction. Anything outside of Him will leave you unfulfilled and unsatisfied. Also know that with every temptation there is a way out. “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (Jas 4:7). Turn to God and He will help you fight. We all have triggers for immediate satisfaction, but God reminds us that He is the Source of everlasting fulfillment. Even when we fall to temptation, God ‘s way of escape is to confess our sin to Him and to one another, that our beloved friends may pray for our healing to overcome sin’s temptation (Jas 5:16). Thank God for dear Christian friends. Father, thank You for Your love, Your mercy and compassion to keep me out of the grip of sin. Thank You for Your faithfulness to strengthen and sustain me in the face of any temptation that I may face. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.