“For a man’s ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.”
Proverbs 5:21
In 2 Samuel 11 we read of how David looked on Bathsheba with longing. He chose the passion of his own desires over remaining faithful and true. Terrible consequences followed. Yielding to temptation in this way is not unfamiliar throughout history. And in our own lives we know what it is to see, to be tempted, and to give in. “The heart wants what it wants,” as poets, actors, and singers have professed.
Our culture asks, “Why deny yourself pleasure?” While the movies, articles, and songs we digest make light of sexual sin, marriages are crumbling. Secret sins as well as blatant adulterous affairs wreck the foundation of what started out as a loving relationship. Children are victims too, either directly or by the loss of home and family due to violence and divorce.
Our sinful hearts hunger for a thousand alluring things this world has to offer while the One we ought to hunger after holds out to us His love, approval, and satisfaction. There is no need to be enslaved by the lust of our flesh. Jesus offers freedom. Chase hard after Him.
Our culture asks, “Why deny yourself pleasure?” While the movies, articles, and songs we digest make light of sexual sin, marriages are crumbling. Secret sins as well as blatant adulterous affairs wreck the foundation of what started out as a loving relationship. Children are victims too, either directly or by the loss of home and family due to violence and divorce.
Our sinful hearts hunger for a thousand alluring things this world has to offer while the One we ought to hunger after holds out to us His love, approval, and satisfaction. There is no need to be enslaved by the lust of our flesh. Jesus offers freedom. Chase hard after Him.
Scripture Focus
Proverbs 5:7-18
Insight
Temptation is common to all, but God promises a way of escape so that we can bear up under it (see 1 Corinthians 10:13).
Bible In A Year
- Jeremiah 49-50
- Psalm 126
- 2 Corinthians 6-7