Notes of Faith January 25, 2026
Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
July 9, 2000
“GOD IS FAITHFUL”
1 Cor 10:13
13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
The series of promises contained in this verse has been precious to God’s people down through the history of the church.
I first came into contact with this verse 37 years ago when a certain temptation had engulfed me. I tried desperately to shake it but to no avail. Then one morning this verse fixed itself in my mind. I discovered I had been trying to defeat this temptation in my strength. I latched onto the phrase “God is faithful.” I lived with that promise for two weeks. Know what I discovered? “God is faithful!” That was 37 years ago and I haven’t been plagued with that particular temptation since that time.
In the last year I have been afflicted off and on with a problem connected with my stroke. Once again I have been drawn to I Corinthians 10:13. I have found God to be consistently faithful. He is there when I need Him. I am often reminded of Isaiah 50:10:
Who is among you that fears the Lord, that obeys the voice of His servant, that walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
Dear friends in Christ, are you struggling with a temptation or trial today? Are you finding it’s getting the best of you? Maybe you’ve tried and tried to get free from it only to find it coming back stronger than ever. Let me commend to you the promise of I Corinthians 10:13. If you sincerely want to be free from the burden of temptation, let God replace it with Himself - for truly God is faithful. Take it from someone who has tried Him and found His promises to be true. God bless.
Love to you all,
Pastor Charles Covington
Our God is faithful, at all times, in all circumstances. We try so hard, in our own strength to conquer the trials of life…but God is the faithful One. It is in His strength that we are able to overcome the temptations, worries, painful circumstances of our earthly lives.
I will trust in You and I will not be afraid!
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Pastor Dale