April 30, 2025

“HE” MADE ME DO IT

James 1:13

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.

Personal Challenge

There used to be a sitcom with Richard Pryor where one of his famous lines was, “The devil made me do it. “We are so accustomed to blaming someone else for our bad behavior. This is so apparent with our politicians today, especially our president, who spend all their time blaming other parties or prior administrations for the consequences of their own poor choices. We must understand that we are each responsible for our own choices and the resulting consequences. Most importantly, we cannot blame God for the temptations in our lives, or our choices. We must own our responsibility for the temptations that we set ourselves up for. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have
mercy!