This message is primarily for MEN.
“May contain offense material.
Viewer Discretion Is Advised.”
Hugh Hefner, the prognisticator of the pornography movement and
founder of Playboy magazine once famously quipped and bragged,
'Every red-blooded American boy has looked at a Playboy centerfold'
- and that’s true...including this writer.
And comedian Jeff Foxworthy also joked the only thing men want is
'…a beer, and look at naked women.'
Both Heffner and Foxworthy are right.
It is in the nature of us men to WANT to look at sexy women,
so ladies, (if you’ve read this far)
that’s just how we’re wired. So it is not surprising that
surveys have found that even 70% of so-called professing 'Christian Men'
struggle with consuming pornography, and this ties in an
oblique way to Jesus’ words in today’s scripture
about how the pressure to comply is forced on some,
while others willingly embrace what is good
out of purity of duty.
There are two ways relating to
the problem of the so-called “P-Word”
(which is a MAMBY-PAMBY WAY of addressing
the seriousness of this issue in this author’s opinion!!)
There is a big difference between trying to NOT
sin as opposed to not WANTING to sin, and
an excellent example of this is in Daniel 1:8.
Daniel was in captivity in Babylon and despite the fact that
'everybody does it' he “Purposed In His Heart”
not to consume the irresistible, tasty FLESH sacrificed to idols,
but instead desired to please God, and not satiate HIS flesh.
It is no coincidence that the word PORNO
in the original Greek language literally also means
'The FLESH.'
Today’s verse concludes saying there are some men that instead make a heart commitment
to be like a Eunuch for God’s sake and His Kingdom that are not
casting their eyes on evil meat that corrupts, but are singularly
focused on pleasing God — and not their own flesh.
The answer is in Romans 12:2 which says,
“Be NOT CONFORMED to this world: but be ye TRANSFORMED by
THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND” because when your mind is transformed
in alignment with the Mind of Christ it will
become the difference between NOT DOING and NOT WANTING.
Friend, what have you Purposed In Your Heart?
What do you want to SATISFY?
God Bless Your Day
Jesus Loves You
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