Key Bible Verse: I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust upon a young woman (Job 31:1). Bonus Reading: Proverbs 4:23-27

Every man can remember his first look at a pornographic image. I had mine when I was a sophomore in college. Lucky for me, there was no Internet in 1967.

Today pornography is cramming cyberspace. Almost every day I'm invited to see "hot young babes" or "hungry sluts" right here on my computer. I'm enticed to check out what's waiting for me. Every time I see these invitations there, my pulse goes up. Every single time!

I'll always be a drunk just across the street from plenty of booze, and I know it. What I also know is that if I cave in, I'll be guilty of committing grand theft. My unsuspecting wife will lose something precious because of my foolishness.

I want to. I'd like to. I'm really curious to see what's waiting for me. I take a deep breath and hit the delete key. And you must do the same. There's no leeway here; there's just no middle ground. I've seen firsthand—and in the lives of close friends—what this "drug" does to a man's soul. Please hit the delete key. You must hit your delete key. Not for me—but for your wife and for you. If you cave in, it'll ruin you.

—Robert Wolgemuth in The Most Important Year in a Man's Life

My Response: Am I resolved to keep undefiled by internet porn?

Thought to Apply: Opportunity knocks only once; temptation leans on the doorbell. —SOURCE UNKNOWN

Adapted from The Most Important Year in a Man's Life (Zondervan, 2003) by permission.

Prayer for the Week

Preserve me, Lord, from the stupidity of craving what You, for my protection, have placed off-limits.

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