“One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.”Luke 17:1-2 NLT
Women have been framed as temptresses in the Book of Proverbs, especially in the realm of sexual sin. Women do flirt and attempt to engage men they are interested in. Conversely men boast about prowess, skill and knowledge. We can all be guilty of wanting attention. It becomes dangerous and wrong when it steps over the god-given line.
In the last chapter Jesus said the following:
“Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in. But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned. “For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”
Luke 16:16-18 NLT
The New Covenant does not give me a licence to break God’s commandments. The modern day Christian breaks the above commandment about adultery. The excuse is: God would not want me to be unhappy or alone. This reveals that the flesh is in control. Jesus did not promise happiness, but rather joy as we take up our cross and follow Him. Joy in the suffering, joy in the wait, joy in knowing Him. Amen!
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