READ: NUMBERS25:1-9
Satan uses
lots of weapons. The hook and the bait is one of such instruments. However, the
hook is always concealed; only the bait is visible. Satan often uses women to
get men. The human eye is the gate through which the devil gains entry. A man
can hardly take his eyes off a beautiful woman and, the more he looks at her,
the more immoral thoughts creep into his heart. As soon as these thoughts are
allowed in, a lot of problems may follow. As it is with men so it is with
women. Many women start having immoral thoughts when they see handsome men.
Many people who would have lived a glorious life have lost the opportunity
because of the lust of the eye. We have many examples in the Bible. We shall
look at a few of them. Let us start with the children of Israel. As they were
on their journey in the wilderness, they got to the land of Moab. Here, King
Balak sent to Balaam, the soothsayer, to curse the Israelites since he could
not attack them. Balaam could not curse them. Instead, he blessed them. When
you are on the side of the Lord, curses become blessings. When Balaam did not
succeed, Balak got angry. Balaam then suggested another way of getting the
Israelites. He told the king to organise a party and invite the Israelites. As
the party was going on, Balaam told Balak to let some beautiful and almost nude
girls come in to entice the invitees. The strategy worked. When the Israelites
saw the girls, they started behaving immorally. The whole story is told in
today’s text. Let us see verse 9: “And those who died in the plague were
twenty-four thousand.” God was angry with the children of Israel.
24,000 died in one day! Satan set a snare for them using beautiful women and
food as baits and they fell into the trap. Satan is still using women and men
as baits today. Unfortunately, many have already fallen flat on their faces.
The question I have for you today is this: Will you allow Satan to trap you
through the opposite sex?
MEMORIZE:
ROMANS14:16 –Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil.
