Job said, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.” (Job 31:1). This is a worthy promise for a man to make to his eyes, but for most it is a difficult promise to keep.

A few years ago, my wife and I were vacationing at Myrtle Beach. As we were taking a walk along the beach one day, we noticed a young lady whose bathing suit was quite skimpy, even by beach standards. We weren’t the only ones who noticed. This girl was drawing quite a bit of attention to herself, with people craning their necks for a better look.

We continued our walk up the beach and then returned to the place where we had been relaxing. Karen said, “I didn’t notice that girl with the skimpy bikini on our way back. Did you see her?”

I hesitated before I replied, “Maybe I did catch a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye.”

Jesus says, “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.” (Mark 9:47).

Perhaps we all need to make some promises like the one Job made.

Author’s note: I usually try to find a picture to go along with the message of the blog. In this case, my wife would not allow it.