"Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." - James 4:7b

Satan comes at us in all kinds of different ways, doesn't he?

Take for instance what happened to me tonight.

My wife and I went out to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant.  We entered the restaurant and were soon ushered to our table.  My wife was seated first, then our baby boy was carefully put in his position and I was the last to sit down.

And immediately after sitting down, I knew satan would be at work.

Directly across from where I was sitting, in plain view, was a young lady with very long legs and a very short pair of shorts on.  She was stretched out like she was taking a nap on the bench.

I looked at my wife and said, "I can see that satan is at work."  He'd like nothing more than me to take a look.  He'd like nothing more than for me to take a look and think some thoughts and so forth and so on.

I did take a look...I took a look at my beautiful wife.  And I took a look towards heaven and I said aloud, "I'll not give into temptation!"

Want to know what happened?  Almost immediately, this young lady got up and left...

...and she didn't come back.

Resist the devil and he will flee from you!

Christian, satan is on the prowl.  He wants to tempt us in all kinds of ways.  Sometimes he uses scantily dressed woman, other times an opportunity to cheat without getting caught.  He tempts us through television and movies and music.  He tries to entice us to tell "little white lies" and off-color jokes and spread some gossip disguised as prayer requests. 

Satan wants us to take a closer look at the bait he has planted strategically across from where we are at.  He's got something in plain view right now, hoping we'll be fleshly enough to give in.

But, the Bible gives us a wonderful promise:  When we resist satan, He must leave our presence!  Oh, he may nag us a while and he may come back again, but if we resist his temptation, the temptation will get up out of its seat and leave the building!

The next time satan encourages you to take a closer look at temptation...

...take a look above instead!

And tell satan, "I'll not give into temptation!"

Have a "Wonderful DAY in Christ,"
Jimmy D. Brown
\o/ Praise Jesus!