Friday, January 26 No temptation has come upon you except what is common to men.​—1 Cor. 10:13.

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Friday, January 26

No temptation has come upon you except what is common to men.—1 Cor. 10:13.

 

Another translation renders today’s text this way: “No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings.” That statement was directed to male and female Christians living in Corinth. Some had formerly been adulterers, homosexuals, and drunkards. (1 Cor. 6:9-11) Do you think that after their baptism they never had any improper desires to contend with? That could not be the case. They were all anointed Christians, true, but they were still imperfect humans. No doubt they had to struggle with improper desires from time to time. That should be encouraging to us. Why? Because it shows that whatever improper desire you are battling, someone else has resisted it. Indeed, you can remain “firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by the entire association of your brothers.”—1 Pet. 5:9. w23.01 12 ¶15