Covenants!

Job 31: 1

I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin.

Most people instantly think this verse is just for men—but maybe not.

Let’s be honest, I think both men and women have an issue with the subject of today’s short devotional.

Honestly, when a drop dead gorgeous lady—or a hunk of a handsome man appears, who doesn’t take a good long, look?

Again—if we’re honest, both sexes of the human species has this issue.

Can we summon up enough self control, to look the other way?

Many of us can—but most of us would have to admit to taking second, third and even multiple looks.

The problem that comes into play, is when we take multiple looks, and linger there in the moment.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with noticing and admiring God’s work of art.

It’s when we stay in the play land of thoughts, that lust can give way to blatant sin.

Maybe it would just be easier, if husbands and wives, admitted their weakness, and prayed together for strength.

Maybe if we better understood the covenant we made together in marriage, we could improve the divorce statistics in the church.

We all deal with the struggle of sin and temptation every day, but this is a war that can be won together.

An old preacher gave me some really good advice one day, when we together, gazed at a raving beauty.

He said and I quote… “She’s awful pretty—but she’s not mine!”

Amen & Amen…