In a swimming pool is a devoted father. His whole life revolves around the little girl he holds in his arms, who for months has wanted to learn how to float. She is screaming, ‘Don’t let me drown, Daddy! Please, don’t let me drown! Please . . . !’ Is her pleading necessary? Does it please her father? Shouldn’t she just relax in her Daddy’s loving arms and follow his simple instructions?

Aren’t you always secure in the care of the One who suffered and died, pouring out his love when you were at your filthiest? When you feel that temptation could overwhelm you, your loving God is holding you, just as he always does. If he loved you so much that Christ died for you when you couldn’t have been less lovable, would he reject you if, to your horror, sin’s stains were to reappear? After having endured hours of indescribable agony to rescue you from sin, would a sane God then abandon you when sin threatens to destroy you?

The problem with pleading for power over temptation is that we then tend to imagine we are vulnerable to temptation until we receive some sign confirming that God has given us extra power. The fact is, we need no new infusion of power. We can feel as helpless as fluff in a hurricane, the truth is that the faithful God has armed us for victory and is with us every step of the way. We can rest in the arms of the One who has promised never to leave us; the mighty conqueror who has proved he loves us more than his own life.

Taken from Victory over Temptation

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