Date: Wednesday, 18th February, 2026
Text: 1 Corinthians 10:11–13
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Some years ago, during one of our rural evangelistic outreaches, we heard of a man who arrived in a village determined to convert drunkards to Christ. Sadly, instead of transforming the village, the village transformed him. The evangelist who came to rescue others ended up becoming a drunkard himself. That painful story is a reminder that overconfidence can be spiritually dangerous.
In today’s text, Scripture warns, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12, KJV). We are not sufficient of ourselves; our sufficiency is of Christ alone. The man in that story must have overrated his ability to withstand temptation, forgetting that evil communication corrupts good manners and that not every association is spiritually healthy.
Eve fell because she entertained prolonged conversation with the serpent instead of shutting him down. Our Lord Jesus Christ showed us the pattern in Matthew 4—He did not negotiate with the devil; He silenced him with the Word. When you negotiate with temptation, you weaken your resistance; when you confront it with truth, you secure your victory.
Peter also overestimated his strength when he boasted he would never deny the Lord, yet he denied Him three times. Thank God for mercy and restoration, or his story would have ended in tragedy. Take heed today—depend on Christ, avoid careless confidence, and always choose vigilance over presumption.
Action Nugget: Watch and pray that you do not fall into temptation. Flee like Joseph when you need to.
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