Football coaches test players in practice so they can be ready for the big game on Friday night.

Our football opponents, during those games on Friday nights, try to fool the players to get out of position on defense by tempting us with counters, options, reverses, misdirection plays, play action passes and quarterback looks one way and throwing another.

God does not tempt us. God tests us to confirm our faith or commitment to Him.

Deuteronomy 8:2 “Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.”

Satan tempts us trying to pull us away from the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 3:5 ‘For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you and our labor would be in vain.’

James 1:13-15 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown gives birth to death.