The Philistines Are Among Us
Did you know the Philistines of Samson’s day are among us here in the USA? The people Samson hated and fought against have arrived here in our own country. Not only did Samson battle them, but other great Bible people like David were in constant battle with giants like Goliath. We too have the same immoral, brutal and loathsome people to confront. People who would make slaves out of us. People who would conquer us and make us immoral like them. You should know who I’m talking about. You should know who the modern day Philistines are.
I discovered them a long time ago when I read a book called EVERY MAN’S BATTLE. It was a book that had story after story of men (mostly) who had been in bondage to sexual activity. Some of them it was the mind, overcome by fantasy and images of sexual conquest. Others were physically bonded to many forms of disgusting, degrading sexual acts. The theme of the book was the possibility of winning the war on sexual temptation.
The Philistines are everywhere! From the television to the Internet, print media to videos, men are constantly faced with the assault of sensual images. Goliath a strong and mighty giant has invaded many lives in America today. To some we appear as a nation slayed by sexual immorality.
The Bible gives ample warnings about the power of sexual temptations. It would appear that our culture has removed the concept sexual purity from its list of desired life styles. No culture will change the mind of God. The only change that will happen is the downward progression of lives. The sexual immorality that has become the fiber of our society will be the end of this nation. Just take a look across the landscape of America. Is our sexual immorality serving us to any good? Just like Samson, no good will come from our obsession with this temptation. Here’s a part of the Biblical warning; I Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.