Jesus is referred to as a rock this can mean many things such as a sure foundation, when building on a rock it cannot fall, the doctrines of the church, the foundation of the church, rock of revelation, rock of our redeemer. In the New Era there is a talk titled, Built on the Rock by Adam C. Olson there we read, “Jesus Christ is like a rock, because if He is what our faith and testimony are based on, our faith and testimony will stand firm against our trials.” We can have complete faith that when we put our trust in the Christ we are in complete safety and we can be sure we will be protected from harm and evil.

After reading 1 Corinthians 10, I read many examples of the sins committed then and now such as, being ignorant, lusting after evil things, being idolaters, committing fornication, tempting Christ, murmuring, lying, stealing, being hypocrites, coveting and being envious, being ungrateful, these sins are ways to keep us down and keep us from returning to our heavenly home, however in verse 13 we read, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” This brings us great comfort because we see that through Christ there is hope. But it does not say that it will be easy to escape it requires much work and diligence on our part and it is much easier to avoid the temptation in the first place by doing the things we know are right and avoiding the things and places that are not in harmony with God’s plan for us.

In Alma 13: 28  we read, “But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering.” This helps us to know where to turn for help from the temptations of this world which inevitably will come. We must turn to Christ through good attributes that help us become more like Jesus and thereby give us faith that God is there and that he wants to help us and that he loves us perfectly. Our communication with him through prayer gives us the reassuring peace that we are not alone and will get the help we need if we ask in humility, patience, love, and long suffering.