A man at a bar sees a woman he finds attractive introduces himself and buys her a few drinks. Once he’s mustered up enough courage, he asks her, “Would you sleep with me for a million dollars?” After thinking for a few moments, she says, “Sure.” He then asks, “Would you sleep with me for a dollar?” She snaps back, “What kind of woman do you think I am?” He replies, “We’ve already determined that—now we’re just discussing the price.”
Is there a price at which you can be bought? If so, the enemy will find it.
In her insightful post, “Hindsight: Esau's tips on hunger control” Katie says, “We do have a nasty deceiver that is ever so glad to suggest that we trade our inheritance as children of God for a bag of cheetos to tide us over until dinner. He wants us to trade our birthright of purity and true love for a single moment of sexual fulfillment…He wants us to trade a body free from addictions for a cocktail of relief.”
Here’s a modern-day temptation story: While serving God faithfully as a single for many years—experiencing long draughts without being pursued or feeling valued and/or loved, then encountering multiple dating disasters, she felt lonely.
The devil came to her and said, “If you are a daughter of God, go find a husband for yourself. Do whatever you can to win the most impressionable man available. Stop everything to complete this one task.”
She answered, “It is written, ‘Your Maker is your husband, the Lord of Hosts is His name.’” Then the devil showed her in a moment all the grandeur of the rich and famous and said, “If you worship me, this shall al be yours.”
She replied, “A person’s life doesn’t consist in the abundance of her possessions.” Then the evil one whipped out one of his best quips and offered her all the beauty and glamour of a thousand models, the attention of males and females alike—if she would only give in for him. If she would struggle and strive and grab, he would give her everything she ever wanted. He sneered, “ After all, it is written, ‘Be strong and courageous.’”
And yet she stood her ground and offered, “It is said, ‘Not by might, nor by power but by my Spirit says the Lord.’”
And when the devil ended these temptations he departed from her until an opportune time.
Friday, November 03, 2006
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3 comments:
I love this. I love a heart that fights for the truth even when the going gets rough. And thank you for the challenge to ask myself if there really is some price I would let myself be bought for.
May we be so consistent in seeking God that we are ready with truth whenever that opportune time rolls back around. A may we learn to always be speaking truth over one another's lives. Thanks for consistently doing just that.
Your words sink deep, my friend...such a solid reflection on truth. Thank you.
Great food for thought. Makes me wonder at what price I might be bought???
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