AT THE TENDER AGE OF 15, DAVID confronted a Giant-Warrior and swiftly brought him down. Within seconds, he stood upon him, drew out the boastful Champion’s sword from it’s sheath and with it cut off his head and held the bleeding skull high before the Philistine and Jewish armies! It was a wonder never before seen anywhere on Earth. And from that day forth, David became a battlefield “hurricane” and no one and nothing could stand in his path.
But at the age of 51, David was helplessly prostrate on his face; a captive to the beauty and charms of A WOMAN named Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.
At the time of David’s fall before Bathsheba, he was still in his prime; strong and healthy and had been King for just 21 years. Old Age was far from him. But how come that he was so weak at the sight of a naked and bathing Bathsheba? The answer is very simple: THERE’S GREAT “KNOCKOUT” POWER WRAPPED UP IN WOMANHOOD!
Sure enough, women are not devils but they carry strong erotic magnetic powers that pull forcefully at men! This is why Proverbs chapters 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9 give strong warnings to married men about women other than their own wife.
No matter how godly and pious a woman is, if she’s not your wife, there’s a great need to walk with a lot of discretion and circumspection in all your dealings with her, just as our anchor scripture for today loudly warns us. There’s need to keep a good and safe distance from her both physically and emotionally!
There is a mighty tempest and whirlwind of lust-evoking power in the woman that’s not wife. Therefore, be wary!
The person you should control isn’t the woman, of course. Its yourself! You must watch yourself and see to it that you avoid every form of indiscretion and inappropriate behaviour in ALL your contact with women who are other than your wife. Every christian man must realize that his worst enemy isn’t the woman outside his marriage but the fallen nature within him, even the Flesh. As Charles Haddon Spourgeon put it: “BEWARE OF NO MAN OTHER THAN YOURSELF; WE CARRY OUR WORST ENEMY WITHIN US!”
In Proverbs chapter 5, God’s wisdom, knowledge, discretion and understanding jointly warn us sternly about STRANGE WOMEN. But Sir, you need to know that Strange Women are not only on the streets anymore. No! Things have changed. The enemy has moved closer than most know.
Strange Women are now in the world of Christianity. They’re now in Churches. Some are in the church work force of different congregations as Ushers, Choristers, Music Directors, Recording Artists, etc. Strange Women are now Pastors and Prophetesses, etc.
In the Church of Thyatira way back in the first century, there was a lady Minister who served as Prophetess. She was preaching, prophesying and at the same time secretly but successfully committing fornication and adultery with the boys and men of her congregation. And very unfortunately the Senior Pastor and the leadership weren’t even aware! Please, read:
“20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach AND TO SEDUCE MY SERVANTS TO COMMIT FORNICATION, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and THEM THAT COMMIT ADULTERY with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.” (Revelation 2: 20-22)
Can you see? This woman was in the Body of Christ at a time when Churches were on FIRE yet she was comfortably committing adultery and fornication. You must therefore BEWARE! Don’t say, “She’s an anointed woman of God; I’m sure she can’t descend so low as to seduce me!” You may pay with your life for your naivety and simplistic conclusion!
And Ministers of the Gospel, please, hear this:
There are strange women among those who come to you for counseling, prayers, material assistance and support. Since you can’t tell who’s who, be as loving and dutiful as you must be BUT BE DISCREET!
There are strange women among those that are friends to your wife. This sounds a bit alarmist, right? Well, disbelieve it at your own risk!
Remember that after God created the Light, He quickly separated it from Darkness. And even though He created the Man and the Woman, He made them distinctly different from each other. In other words, God set up a natural boundary between Light and Darkness as well as between the Male and the Female; which is why looking at a woman lustfully or touching one outside the bonds of marriage are all forbidden (Matthew 5: 28; 1 Corinthians 7:1).
Jesus wasn’t careless with women (John 4:27). He strictly observed the natural boundary fixed between the Male and the female. He was never seen alone with women. The first instance was in John 4: 6-27. If our Master was strict, disciplined and restrained in his interactions with the opposite sex, so must we.
Evangelist Billy Graham died on February 22nd, 2018. One of the secrets of his great and long lasting success in ministry was an early decision in his Priesthood NEVER TO BE ALONE WITH A WOMAN THAT WAS NOT HIS WIFE AT ANY TIME; to which he perfectly adhered.
This principle has come to be known as “The Billy Graham Rule.”
This devotional piece isn’t meant to make any one afraid. Neither should anyone shrug off the warnings herein contained out of overconfidence. We’re in the midst wolves and must therefore be wise as Serpents (Matthew 10:16). As a rule, Serpents know their limits and handicap; and therefore never expose themselves unduly to attack. Similarly, as a Minister, a Christian leader or Christian gentleman, it’s your duty to ensure that you never expose yourself to a woman’s allurement. Don’t do it in real life. And don’t do it Online by watching pornography.
If David, the Man after God’s heart could fall, don’t claim to be smarter or stronger. TAKE HEED LEST YOU FALL!!! (1 Corinthians 10:12)
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🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: IT’S A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT “THE WOMAN OUTSIDE” IS THE DEVIL’S NUMBER ONE WEAPON FOR BRINGING MEN DOWN.
BE WATCHFUL! DON’T LET YOURSELF BE HIS NEXT VICTIM! RECOVERY COULD BE SLOW AND TORTUOUS!
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