Our Daily Bread

  I read this the other night when we were doing our Devotions. And due to the fact that my husband is a truck driver, and, as we have already covered in an older post, he doesn't lie to me about his humanness, I'm gonna make him a sign for the dash. :D I'm changing the Bible verses to KJV since that's what we use...

  Our friend is a computer "techie." One night when our family was at his house, I noticed a verse taped to his monitor: "I have made a covenant with mine eyes" (Job 31:1). Evidently, he understood the potential danger of spending hours alone in front of a computer with easy access to indecent images.
  Our friend's "reminder verse" is a quote from Job, and it continues, "Why then should I think upon a maid?" Like many of us, Job had promised himself to stay free of lust. Reflecting on that oath, he said, "Doth not he (God) see all my ways, and count all my steps?" (verse 4). The Bible assures us that God does, and that we are accountable to Him. (Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Hebrews 4:13) This is why believers must "abstain from fornication" (1 Thess. 4:3). While some want to debate the boundaries of morality, the Bible says, "Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." (Matt. 5:28).
   If you have made a covenant with your eyes, consider how Scripture might help you keep this pledge. Post a verse on your computer screen, television, or the dashboard of your car (or truck), and remember, "God hath not called us to uncleanness but unto holiness" (1 Thess. 4:7). 

When lustful thoughts assail your mind
To play with immorality,

Remember that God's will for you
Is holiness and purity.

 

A look that lingers can lead to lust.