Today's Verse: Matthew 5:28 (KJV)

Friday, May 28, 2004

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
— Matthew 5:28 (KJV)
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Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Living in a sexually supercharged world and facing the prevalence of pornography on the Internet and in today's media, how are you doing with this issue? Jesus challenges us to recognize that sin starts in our hearts and begins when we longingly seek what is not ours to have. While the world may think such rigorous guarding of our hearts as impossible or ridiculous, Jesus wants us to know he takes sexual sin — and the place it begins, the lust of our hearts — seriously.

My Prayer...

Loving Father, give me the strength to resist sexual temptation, the wisdom to stay away from it, and the character to triumph over it. Purify my heart, O God, and make it yearn for what is holy and life-giving. In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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Illustration of Matthew 5:28 (KJV) — But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

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