People say “watch your mouth.” We know we can sin with our mouths. My dad used to tell me: “You’re a good kid, but your mouth is gonna get you in a lot of trouble.” But I thought my eyes were harmless, that I could look at anything and remain innocent. I was wrong. Your eyes CAN sin.
Job says, “I made a covenant with my eyes, not to look lustfully on a woman.” Job 31:1. Had he seen Bathsheba instead of David, he would not have taken that second look. He controlled his eyes.
Do you? It IS possible. God promises that you CAN say no to every temptation. Don’t lie to yourself.
Consider the Kohathites. This Levite clan was disfavored because of sin, but God still had a plan for them. When the tabernacle was moved, they did a lot of the heavy lifting. HOWEVER, they were forbidden to LOOK at the holy objects in the tabernacle. Other Levites had to go in first and cover the holy things with blankets and manatee skins. (Yes, manatee skins!).
“The Kohathites are not to look at the holy objects for even a moment, or they will die.” Numbers 4:20.
CONTROL your eyes. There are “eye sins.” Watch your eyes, or suffer the consequences. Remember 1 Corinthians 10:13.
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