Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Don’t fight temptation, flee from it!

24 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief pastoral exhortation, the speaker argues that Christians should not rely on last‑minute resistance when temptation strikes, but should instead prepare ahead of time and avoid compromising situations altogether. He describes temptation as a process rather than a single event, urging listeners to examine what they allow into their minds, the habits they form, and how they live before temptation arises. The speaker warns against the deceptive mindset of staying “close to the line” and trusting one’s flesh, labeling it as self‑deception. The core prescription is biblical: do not fight temptation by entering it, but flee from it—remove oneself from tempting environments, make no provision for the flesh, and eliminate opportunities for sin.

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Stop fighting temptation. Flee from it instead. Many Christians wait until they're being tempted to suddenly start resisting the devil. The reality is that you need to be ready for the temptation before it even arises. Temptation is not an event; it's a process. What are you allowing into your mind? What habits are you developing? How are you living before the temptation arises? And Are you living as far away from that line of compromise as possible? Many Christians say, "I just want to get as close as I can to that line, and I promise I won't cross it." But that's your flesh lying to you. In other words, you're lying to yourself. So instead of putting yourself in situations where you're constantly having to fight temptation, do what the Bible says instead: Don't fight the temptation in that you're putting yourself in those tempting situations. Instead, flee from it. Get away from the compromise, get away from the tempting situations, get away from sin, make no provision for the flesh, don't give yourself an opportunity to fall back into that sin.