We pray to God that he will not lead us into temptation. We pray that because we are weak. In ourselves we are so weak that we cannot stand even for a moment. Moreover, our sworn enemies— the devil, the world, and our own flesh—do not cease to attack us.
1 But sometimes God tests us. How can we survive? We can learn from Jesus to use the Word of God to resist the devil who tempted him (Matthew 4:1–11. You can conquer the temptation, standing on the promises of God.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,