Recently I’ve had to contend  with a virus that invaded my computer. What bothers me most is that viruses are created maliciously. What’s worse, I permitted the virus to enter my machine by opening what I thought was an innocent e-mail.

Sin resembles a computer virus. Satan wants to destroy Christians by infecting their minds. But the apostle Paul urged the believers at Corinth to bring “every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5).

Just as we let a virus into our computers, we also let darkness into our lives when we thoughtlessly open ourselves unthinkingly to the godless messages that permeate our culture. We let down our guard and hardly notice the sin that enters our lives.

But by confessing our sin, reading God’s Word and praying, we build a firewall, or barrier, to safeguard our minds. With the help of the Spirit, we’ll keep our minds from becoming unwitting hosts for unwanted guests.

Author

Haddon W. Robinson

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