King David found himself in a tempting situation with Bathsheba—he should have walked away, but he walked into sin. Balaam intentionally put himself in a tempting situation to gratify the king—he should have never been there. Joseph was in his workplace but found himself alone with a woman who was not his wife, who was enticing him—he fled and ran outside.
Christian friends, our godly senses must ever “be on the alert” (1 Pet. 5:8), and we must persistently exercise situational awareness. We must never (á la Balaam) intentionally put ourselves in a situation where we know we will be tempted. We must never (á la David) linger in a situation that can lead us to sin. We must always (á la Joseph) recognize that being alone with someone not our spouse can lead us to ruin, and from that situation we must flee.
Too many Christians have been caught in Satan’s trap (2 Cor. 11:3) and have lost their job, lost their reputation, lost their marriage and family, lost their freedom (i.e., been arrested) and even lost their soul. Please…be sober, be alert, pray, keep yourself pure and avoid Satan’s traps!