In this 11-part series of messages, The Prayer That God Answers, Dr. Youssef demonstrates that unless we understand not just how to pray, but what to pray, our prayers are ineffectual. The end result of prayer is for God to be glorified.

In this ninth message of The Prayer That God Answers, Dr. Michael Youssef tackles the misunderstood petition, “Lead us not into temptation,” revealing that God never seduces His children to sin, but sovereignly allows testing to refine their faith. Drawing from James 1 and the temptation of Christ, Dr. Youssef proclaims that Satan seeks to destroy us through temptation, but God uses trials to produce holiness and endurance. This prayer can only be prayed by those who have surrendered every area of life to Christ’s Lordship. Half-hearted believers remain vulnerable to the enemy’s traps. But those who yield fully to the Holy Spirit walk in victory, trusting God to provide the way of escape in every test.