1 Corinthians 10:13 There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful… "Ah," said one to me, "you do not know the peculiar circumstances in which I am placed." "I ask your pardon," I replied, "I thought I had spoken of peculiar circumstances." "Yes, but mine are very peculiar circumstances." "But is Christ not a mighty Saviour?" "Yes, but mine are very, very peculiar circumstances." "Will you look away from me now, and speak to God in heaven thus: 'God, I thank Thee for Jesus Christ. I thank Thee Thou hast looked down on my lost, hell-deserving state, and that He died to save me. I want to live a holy life to Thy glory. But my circumstances are so very, very peculiar that I cannot think Jesus Christ is quite able to keep me in them. I am very sorry for Jesus Christ, and I wish He were a little stronger?'" "But," she exclaimed, "would not that be blasphemy?" "Not more than your saying that in your very, very peculiar circumstances He cannot keep you. Let us try another way. Address yourself to God thus: 'I go out to my very, very peculiar circumstances, believing that there is for me a very, very peculiar Saviour, able to keep me every day in my very, very peculiar trial. I go believing He will help me if I trust Him, and go trusting Him.' Is that all 1 have to do?" "Yes, that is all. Go on trusting, moment by moment, and He will keep you, however peculiar the circumstances, moment by moment, to the end." (H. W. Webb-Peploe, M.A.) Parallel Verses KJV: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. |
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