Testing Temptations

I Corinthians 10:8-13

Let us not be tempted to the fleshy desire,
As some whom hearts melt as they admire;
Never let's try to put our Lord to the test,
As some died from snake bites to the chest;
And do not say evil things against the Lord,
As some other done and died by the sword;
These are only as examples for preaching,
And put down in writing for our teaching;
To him that feels safe behind a sturdy wall,
Let him go and run away in fear of a fall;
You have been tested as common to man,
A true God with no test not in His plan;
But He makes tests that have an escape,
So that you shall be able to find a gape.
Everyone on earth experiences temptation,
In one form or another an evil invitation;
But never think of it as a test from God,
For He knows that we are weak and flawed;
For any testing from God there is no doubt,
If God tests He will show you the way out.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2004 Richard Newton Sherrer

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