"Run from sexual sin! No other sin clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body." 1 Corinthians 6:18
My wife Rebekah and I really like the show Biggest Loser. In the first episode every year they ask the contestants to run on a treadmill. Most of the time they either fall off the treadmill or start puking or just can't do it. Its actually kinda funny. I've also been faced with the same problem when I've tried to run on a treadmill during my own workouts. I'll get to about the 3 minute mark and I just can't go any further. (Not Funny!)
For many of us that have tried to run from sexual sin, we've failed miserably. Actually for many people they fail over and over and over again and the question is why? Why do people continue to fail against sexual temptation? The answer is a simple one and its because they aren't physically able run! They can't run because they are out of shape. They don't spend time with God, they aren't in the Bible, they don't exercise their faith, basically they are so out of shape spiritually, they can't run. Its because they can't run, that they keep failing to defeat sexual sin. Putting distance quickly between you and the enemy is key to defeating sexual sin, and walking won't do. In these verses Paul was speaking very clearly to the Corinthians. Today, just as around 55 a.d., sexual sin was not only rampant, but was encouraged by many. I believe Paul is still speaking very clearly to us today and his message is a simple one. Get into shape and run!
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