By Al Behel
A man was addicted
to pornography. To help him break his compulsion he taped a picture of Jesus in
the corner of his computer screen. Each time he was tempted to surf the porn
sites he found that he just couldn’t do it with that picture staring him in the
eyes.
Every temptation
presents us with a crossroads moment. There are always two choices. To choose
sin is to fly in the face of Jesus who died for us. It is a decision to love
self more than him. It means that I am telling Jesus that I would rather sin
than to hold him in my heart. Sin is a choice to crucify him again...to
re-drive those nails in his hands and feet.
Temptation comes
to all of us and must be resisted. Sin is destructive. Samson discovered that
compromising one’s position leads to death (Judges 16:21). Sin blinds, binds,
and ultimately grinds us. The moment of decision must not center on the moment
of temptation. Decisions should be made long in advance of the enticing
crossroad.
Our culture
embraces delusional thinking and calls it normal. “We’re all human,” we tell
ourselves. “Everybody else does it.” “It doesn’t harm anyone.” “As long as no
one knows it’s okay.” “I can’t help it, it’s a hereditary trait.” God wants me
to be happy.” These messages are not from the Spirit of God. Satan is still the
author of lies and deception. God is not swayed by human opinion. The crossroad
is a spiritual battle between the mind that is set on the flesh and the mind
that is set on the Spirit of God. In that moment we need to look at Jesus. His
picture is in our hearts.
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