ECWA Devotion for Friday 2 January 2026

FRIDAY, 2 JANUARY

TEXT: JAMES 1:13-15

TOPIC: TEMPTATION’S STEP-BY-STEP TRAP

 

JAMES 1:13-15 NIV             

 

13: When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

 

14: but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.

 

15: Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

 

TEMPTATION’S STEP-BY-STEP TRAP

 

Satan, the architect of temptation, uses a predictable four-step formula: Desire, Doubt, Deception, and Disobedience.

 

His tactics date back to the temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden.

 

Temptation begins with a sinful desire within, whether for power, money, or revenge. If those desires are absent, temptation loses its grip. Temptation breeds from within.

 

QUESTION: What desires are you struggling with that Satan exploits?

 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me recognise and combat my harmful desires and patterns.

 

EVANGELICAL CHURCH WINNING ALL (ECWA) FOOD FOR THE DAY 2026.