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The Process of Temptation and Victory
Jun 10, 2026 • Bishop Calvin M. Hooper
Reading: James 1:13-15; Romans 6:1-2
Devotional: Understanding how sin develops helps us defeat it. James shows us the progression: desire conceives, gives birth to sin, and sin brings death. Your spirit suggests, your flesh agrees, and your body acts. Victory requires interrupting this cycle early. You cannot defeat what you keep feeding. If you're struggling with a particular sin, stop making provision for it.
Remove the apps, change the route, delete the numbers, avoid the environments that trigger temptation. Paul asks, "Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means!" Grace isn't permission to sin; it's power to overcome. Today, identify one thing you need to stop feeding and ask God for strength to starve it.
