Do what I say and you will live

In my readings this morning, Proverbs chpater seven addresses sexual temptation. From the persepctive of a young man, the seduction of this young simpleton is described in vivid detail. The temptress seduces him. Serving as bookends to this drama, warnings blare. Young people (both men and women) can fend off the Temptress--yes, you can fend off the Seductress. The end of the chapters says,

"So, friends, listen to me, take these words of mine most seriously. Don't fool around with a woman like that; don't even stroll through her neighborhood. Countless victims come under her spell, she's the death of many a poor man. She runs a halfway house to hell, (she) fits you out with a shroud and a coffin."

Sexual temptation seems overpowering. Our culture sells it. Our culture feeds it. Our culture minimizes it. Our culture is saturated with sex. Our culture gives into it. Nevertheless God's truth declares that you can avoid fooling around in that neighborhood.

So how do you fight and win over temptation? I wonder how you wisely live a life that engages and triumphs over sexual temptation. It's not as easy as you may think. Let me know how you try to overcome sexual temptation. Til' next time,

Pastor D