Below is an excerpt from my book about dealing with the problem of Internet Pornography.
I have always liked the Biblical account of Caleb. Moses sent Caleb and Joshua along with ten other men to explore Canaan in preparation for their journey into the land. The explorers were to go up into the hill country to see what the land was like. Were the people there strong or weak, few or many? Were the cities unwalled or fortified? How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? How good is the fruit of the land? The explorers journeyed into the land until they came to the region of Hebron. There they found fertile land and good fruit, but they also found the descendants of Anak—giant fierce warriors who made them tremble with fear. The explorers returned to Moses where only Joshua and Caleb suggested they should attempt to take the land. The other ten explorers believed the dangers of the land too powerful to overcome. These ten men convinced the Israelites to turn back in fear and they refused to enter the Promised Land. As a result, the Israelites spent forty years wandering in the desert. When Joshua finally led them into Canaan, the Israelites began occupying the land, but no one, it seemed, was willing to take on the challenge of the hill country where the giant descendants of Anak lived. Was there anyone among the people of God willing to face the giants? Faithful Caleb was willing, and he stepped up to Joshua and said, I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly. So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.' "Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said." Joshua 14:6-15 (NIV) There was a job to do. Giants were still in the land and someone needed to deal with them. Caleb believed that he was called by God to take on those giants, and with God’s help he drove them from the land and the people had peace. Once again, there is a job to do. Internet pornography threatens our society and our families. It is a multibillion dollar industry with powerful allies in government and business, and its secret and efficient distribution system can reach instantly into any home with a computer. Internet pornography is a giant that few seem willing to deal with. Download free PDF of the book Get a print copy of the book Comments are closed.
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Tony HoffmanCampus Pastor at First Baptist Church in Leesburg, FL where his passion is to help people discover and live out their calling in Christ. Tony regularly consults, speaks, and teaches about discipleship and Christian education. Archives
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