Flee Temptation!

Ben and Amber Sessions were a happy young couple. They had just bought their dream house. Too bad they didn't know before they bought it their dream house would become a nightmare. Not long after moving in, they discovered that they were not alone. Hundreds of garter snakes also called the Rexburg, Idaho house their home. That's right, the house was infested with these reptiles, some up to two feet in length. So many that Ben killed 42 in one day. And no matter how many he killed, they just kept right on coming. The Sessions eventually abandoned the house, realizing that they were in a losing battle with the snakes.

Ouch! That story gives me the creeps!  Having lived in a house in a wooded area filled with black snakes, I can somewhat identify with the Sessions. But their experience got me thinking about what we go through in our Christian lives. All of us have temptations slithering around us ... trying to get into our minds and our souls. We must (and we CAN) say "No!" to temptation. 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us that no matter the temptation, God gives us a way of escape. But follow me closely ... the way of escape that God gives us is in the first seconds that the temptation launches its attack. That is when we must flee (1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22). If Joseph had lingered when Potiphar's wife tried to seduce him, he would  have most likely given in. Instead, he took off, leaving her clutching his outer garment (Genesis 39:11-12).

So, when the snakes of temptation come calling, don't hang around. FLEE IMMEDIATELY!

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pj