I recently heard of a young man who accidentally stumbled into the Red Light district of Amsterdam in the Netherlands while trying to find a shortcut to his housing. The young man did his best to avoid any contact with the sin-entangled people trying to drag him into their sin. At one point he made the mistake of stopping for a moment to talk to one of the prostitutes and barely got out with his sanctification in tact.
   What makes it possible for a young man to stand up against that kind of temptation onslaught? It all boils down to the word, commitment. There was a conscience decision made long before the temptation came to not give in. Serve his flesh or serve his Lord. He chose the latter.
   Joshua gave one of the greatest challenges ever delivered to Israel in Joshua 24:15, "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: ... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
   Joshua told Israel that they needed to make a commitment, a decision that was going to affect the rest of their lives. The only way you and I are going to stand firm against temptation, Satan's attacks, and stand for the Lord even through trials, is to pre-decide what you are going to do. Will you decide today to say, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord Jesus Christ!?"
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All Scripture references are from the New American Standard Version unless otherwise noted.