Good morning! Today is Tuesday, November 11, 2025. We’ve all heard the saying, “History repeats itself.” It means patterns in human behavior tend to show up again and again. However, that doesn’t mean we’re powerless. If we don’t learn from the past, we’ll stumble in the future. Let’s take a look.
Today's Reading:
Psalms 122; 1 Corinthians 9,10,11
Scripture
“These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” (1 Cor 10:11-13)
Observation
The believers in Corinth were wrestling with temptation—especially idolatry and immorality. Paul confronts it, but he doesn’t begin with shame. He begins with history. He reminds them that God’s people in the desert were blessed, yet still fell into temptation.
Paul highlights these truths:
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God is faithful.
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Beware of overconfidence.
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Temptation is common—not unique to us.
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God always provides a way out.
He also gives a warning: confidence without caution leads to a fall. Scripture serves as a guidepost, and when we ignore it, past sins replay in the present. History can be our teacher—or it can become our trap.
Application
Paul says, “If you think you are standing firm, be careful.”
The other day after church, I was walking with my wife back to the car. I’ve walked that same path countless times. But suddenly, I slipped on loose gravel—twice! I was confident until the slippery slope reminded me to pay attention.
That’s how temptation works. When confidence turns into complacency, we stop watching our steps. In marriage, faith, parenting, career, or friendships—when we go on cruise control without course correction, we drift toward danger. We think, “That will never happen to me.” And then it does.
But it doesn’t have to. When we learn from the past and walk carefully in the present, history becomes a blessing, not a burden.
Prayer
Dear Lord,
Thank You for reminding me of Your faithfulness. Help me walk in humility, learn from the past, and stay alert to temptation so I don’t fall. Guide my steps today.
Amen.
—Aaron Cordeiro
"We can learn from history, but we can also deceive ourselves when we selectively take evidence from the past to justify what we have already made up our minds to do."
Margaret MacMillan