God Is Near
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Title: God Is Near---------------------------------------- Date: 05/04/2000
Keywords:
"far" "near"
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temptation.
Passage: Deuteronomy 4:7*
What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the
way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him?
Question
How might the message in this passage help you avoid Web porn?
Practical help
Many times pastors and well-meaning Christians use verses like
Deuteronomy 4:7 to spook us into obedience: You'd better not sin because God is looming
over you with a watchful eye.
That's not what eXXit has in mind. Instead consider this phenomena:
When we view Web porn, we often feel separated from God. We visualize him zooming away
from us at the speed of light. We reason that we're sinful, and God wants nothing to do
with sin, so he wants no part of us. Exit God.
Deuteronomy 4:7 puts the lie to that line of reasoning. God stands
ever with us when we pray. Or as Deuteronomy 31:6 renders it, "Never will I leave
you; never will I forsake you." When you view Web porn, God is near -- not nearly
about to lay tracks. Count on that assurance of his closeness no matter what your
spiritual state.
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