September 17
Temptation Humbles the Believer
Scripture
KJV
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
ESV
So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
2 Corinthians 12:7
Poem
What though a thorn my bosom bears,
And varied are the wants and cares,
That mark my chequered way?
My God hath said, in whom I live,
"My grace is thine, and strength I give
According to thy day."