Christ Jesus instructed us to enlist the Father's aid daily in keeping us away from temptation. An old country song reminds that we don't need anyone's help in being lead to temptation, because we'll find it all by ourselves. Our generations are certainly not the first to have this problem ...
Numbers 31:15-16
And Moses said to them: "Have you kept all the women alive? Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the LORD in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD." [NKJV]
In this episode, the warriors appointed to defeat the Midianites had forgotten that the beautiful women they carried back to camp were the very ones who had very recently tempted their brethren and enticed them to sin. In other words, the victorious soldiers in the LORD's army took hold of temptation and brought it back home!
Are we doing the same today?
It is time to stop holding tight to that which tempts us. You know what those things and thoughts are... so stop pursuing them (and then wondering why you stumble). Return to your pursuit of that which is Godly, and you won't have time to pursue that which is not!
Be encouraged, Jose
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