DAILY REMINDERS

You don't see soldiers charging into battle without weapons... We need spiritual weapons if we want to have freedom!

I admit it: I'm feeble-minded, senile, and - yes - perhaps even a bit on the 
"dull" side. 

BUT . . .

One night last winter I was driving past a church and their sign was brightly 
lit: "Thy word I have treasured in my heart that I may not sin against 
Thee." No, I did not recognize it as being verse 11 from Psalm 119. In 
fact, I didn't recall ever seeing that verse before.

But from that second on, the hand of God carved it into my heart. And those 
words taught me a powerful lesson that cold, lonely winter night.

We simply cannot fight our sexual demons if we're not feeding on the WORD OF 
GOD! 

When Satan tempted Jesus, He didn't yield -- He quoted Scripture! And I love 
how He quoted it. Look at the first three words of Jesus' response in Luke 
4:12 after the third temptation: "And Jesus answered." Three words PACKED 
with priceless information. Let's take a look at each one.

1. "And" - Jesus resists the temptation as soon as the last word is out of 
Satan's mouth. On the heels of the temptation is an immediate response. 
"And Jesus answered." The key word is IMMEDIATELY.

2. "Jesus" - The answer did not come from Peter or John. Jesus had to 
resist the temptation himself. I wish I could resist temptation for other 
men. We all do. But we can't. Like Jesus, we have to resist it PERSONALLY.

3. "Answered" - Notice that it does not say, "and Jesus debated" or "and 
Jesus discussed." It says, "and Jesus answered." BE DECISIVE! As we know 
with Joseph, the MOMENT of temptation is NOT the time to weigh the pros and 
cons. Answer the temptation IMMEDIATELY, PERSONALLY, and DECISIVELY.

We brothers in Free in Christ are always giving loving advice to one another 
to protect ourselves from Satan. If I were to take a poll of the entire 
group, asking you to name the one thing you do to protect yourselves from the 
enemy, how many of you would truly be able to answer, "Memorize Scripture"? 
Guys, that's what Jesus did in Luke 4 when He was tempted by Satan. We would 
be wise to do the same.

We train our children to dial 911 in case of emergencies. Such a call is 
good advice when men face "sexual" emergencies, too. That's when we need to 
dial 311 - Job 31:1: "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully 
at a girl." Try repeating that to yourself when you pass an attractive woman 
at the office. 

I'll wager you'll look away.

Remember, brothers, that a man well-fed on the Word of God is stronger in the 
fight!

In HIS love and mine,

Tony