EACH ONE IS
TEMPTED WHEN HE IS DRAWN AWAY BY HIS OWN DESIRES AND ENTICED (James 1:14)
Sin comes
within us, from our old, evil, fallen, unregenerate nature. Jesus said “For out
of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false witness, blasphemies” (Matthew 15:19).
The word
James uses for “desires” in verse 14 could refer to any form of desire, good or
evil. The word itself is morally neutral. With few exceptions it is used in the
New Testament to describe evil desires, and that is certainly the case here. Lust
is likened to an evil woman here parading her allurements and enticing here
victims. Every one of us is tempted. We have vile lusts and impure appetites
constantly urging us on in sin.
We may expel
all thoughts of sin from our mind and concentrate on subjects that are pure and
holy (Philippians 4:8). Also in the moment of fierce temptation, we may call on
the Lord, remembering that “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The
righteous run to it and are safe” (Proverbs 18:10).
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