No, that's not the name of a new, over-the-top, obstacle marathon. It's what believers in Jesus Christ want the enemy of our souls to do. As stated in James 4:7, "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you."
We have a room in our house with a mirror that I've come to avoid at all costs. There is much light, and as I've grown older, it's not a pretty sight I see in that mirror. It shows EVERYTHING! I had no idea how much I'd changed. So, over the last year, when I go to that room to clean, I avoid that mirror at all costs. I want to stay in a good mood so I just do not look at my image in that mirror. Last week, as I took great pains to avoid it, I literally had to look down in order to clean in front of it. It occurred to me, the intense effort I was taking in the name of vanity. And immediately, I thought of sin. How intensely do I stay away from sin? I hope I'm this diligent to avoid every aspect of sinfulness in whatever way it manifests itself.
"It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret." (Ephesians 5:12) We must not think about it, look at it, discuss it or even "mention" it. "Resist it", as advised in James, and "the devil will flee from you."
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