Tempted By Temptation

Genesis 39:10 "And it came to pass,as she spake to Joseph day by day,that he harkened not unto her,to lie with her,or to be with her".

Rather we know it or not there is an enemy out to destroy us.From the time we are born, before we know anything or anybody,before we have made a friend or foe,there is one who is set out to destroy our lives.He is persistant, relentless and will use anything and anybody to accomplish his mission. Nothing is off limits to him,and he plays by no rules.His tools are mans own weakness and faults,the lust of the eye,the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life.The same tools he used in the garden,the tools by which he tried to tempt Jesus with, are the same tools he uses to temp man in an effort to destroy his character,his witness and his testimony.

Here in our story today we see first hand the wickedness of the enemy.Joseph was a slave given great authority over all his master had,except for his wife.Now the enemy in an effort to destroy the character of Joseph and to get him to turn from God,tries to tempt him with the one thing which has been kept from him.The enemy will always try and get us to focus on what we don't have in an effort to turn us against God.But the word says,"contentment with God is great gain". The scripture says she "spake to Joseph day by day"; the enemy is not going to take a day off, he will speak to you personally,he truly believes you will give in before he gives up.But Joseph "harkened not unto her,to lie with her or to be with her";see we cannot listen to the enemy,when we give him our ear ,then he will began seeking our hearts.We must resist the devil by turning to God and he will flee. But if you notice the enemy might flee but he won't give up,as our story tells.It says that when all were out of the house,she grabbed hold of him to make him lie with her,and he ran off and left his cloak.

When you are all alone the enemy will grab hold of you by telling you,"nobody will know you can get away with it".But remember God sees all,and you are a walking recomendation to the grace and mercy of God.So what ever the enemy grabs hold of to get you to lie with him,leave that with him and flee.The bible says if the right hand offends you ,cut it off,it is better to go to heaven with one hand than to hell with two.