It is advisable to have a person you are accountable to when it comes to purity. In addition to this, comes the discipline of prayer. Pray daily and specifically for your own purity. I am amazed that so few men who are concerned about their lives pray about it. Enlist the prayers of your spouse and friends, and pray for others in this respect. Do not wait to be asked. Pray for the purity of your friends too. They need it, and so do you!
Next, fill yourself with God’s Word through the discipline of memorization. Our Lord set the example par excellence in rebuffing Satan’s temptations with four precise quotations from the Old Testament Scriptures (cf. Matthew 4:1- 11). The Psalmist said, “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word” (119:9). And, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (119:11). Of course, he was referring to all of God’s Word, not just the passages which deal with sensuality. Nevertheless, I have seen the disciplined memorization of 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 change a man’s life. (Other helpful passages include Job 31:1, Proverbs 6:27, Mark 9:42ff., Ephesians 5:3-7, and 2 Timothy 2:22, some of which are commented upon below.)
The discipline of the mind is, of course, the greatest of challenges. And Scripture regularly presents its discipline as a discipline of the eyes. Men, it is impossible for you to maintain a pure mind if you are a television-watching “couch potato.” In one week you will watch more murders, adulteries, and perversions than our grandfathers read about in their entire lives. Mind you, this ought to be taken with the utmost seriousness it deserves. May you discipline your eyes, may you acquire a holistic discipline in Jesus Christ Name; say AMEN.
TO GOD WHO IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDING BEYOND WHAT WE SEE, PERCEIVE OR IMAGINE, BE THE GLORY NOW AND FOREVER: AMEN.
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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