Sexual Temptations [Proverbs 23:26-27]

Pro 23:26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Pro 23:27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a forbidden woman is a narrow well.

It is safe to say that the common driving force behind media today is sexuality. From alcohol ads to reality shows to even what is considered to be “family time” on the major television stations. They are all plagued with sex temptations. What message does that send to people? “It’s your body, do what you want with it.” Are we serious? 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 tell us that our bodies do not belong to us, but they are the Lord’s. Christians house the Holy Spirit! But it’s my body, I can do what I want with it…

Let’s take a moment and observe what Solomon tells us about the sexual temptations we are faced with:

Let me first begin with a story. Recently, I attended a graduation party for a friend of mine. In the house where this party was held there was a twenty foot deep well, about 16 feet of it was filled with water and leaves. There was a bunch of boys playing in this backyard all around the age of 11. Time and time again these kids would run by the well, stop, look in and move on. As time passed, they became more and more intrigued by what was inside. Eventually, one of the boys pressed down too hard on the sheet of wood that was covering the top and he fell in head first! A twenty foot well, sixteen feet of murky water and leaves now trapped this helpless child. In his own strength he could not escape. It was only when his grandfather came over in a panic and pulled him out by the arm.

The analogy that Solomon gives is comparable to the story of the well. He calls these sexual temptations a narrow well when they are followed through with. It starts with just a look down the well, then we get more curious, and more until eventually we are trapped in sin. Just as the child was held by the murky water, so too can this sin entrap us.

There is hope though! The child’s grandfather pulled him out. Guess what? Jesus can pull us out if was ask. He is more than willing to forgive and restore. Remember 1 John 1:9?

Are you trapped right now? Does it seem like you can not get out? Ask God, He’s waiting right by the well, ready to take you out and clean you up!