“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”
The Battle
Paul names flee here, worth examining directly, not merely resist, or manage, or carefully consider, but flee, this specific, urgent word worth holding as this whole first movement’s own needed instruction, active, immediate departure, not lingering negotiation with whatever currently, genuinely tempts.
This is worth applying against however much your own approach to temptation has involved lingering consideration, staying close to weigh options carefully, rather than this verse’s own urgent instruction, flee, worth examining whether this specific, immediate departure has actually characterized your own genuine response.
Notice sinneth against his own body, worth holding as this verse’s own additional, sobering claim, this specific sin described as uniquely, directly affecting the body itself, worth taking seriously as genuine, particular consequence, not identical to every other category of sin this verse also, honestly names.
Whatever currently, genuinely tempts you, practice today this verse’s own urgent instruction, flee, immediate, active departure, not lingering to carefully weigh or negotiate, trusting this urgency as this movement’s own genuine, actionable wisdom, worth practicing rather than merely, abstractly agreeing with.
Walk in the Spirit
- Identify what currently tempts you, and practice fleeing it today, immediately, not lingering.
- Notice whether you have lingered to carefully weigh temptation rather than fleeing it directly.
- Take one concrete, physical step today that constitutes actual, genuine fleeing.
Prayer
Lord, let me flee fornication, urgently, immediately, not lingering to carefully weigh or negotiate. Let this urgent fleeing be my own genuine, practiced response. Amen.
Carry this today
The instruction is flee, urgent and immediate, not lingering negotiation with temptation.