Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)
One night a rabbi was passing through the woods when he happened upon a small cottage with a light on. As he neared the dwelling, its occupant, a very attractive woman, came to the door wearing scant attire. She beckoned to him graciously and bid him enter. When he did, she offered him not a cup of tea, but herself. At this invitation he was nearly overcome by the Yezer Ha-Ra, but resisted it with all his might and managed to shout, “No!” Just as the magic word was uttered, the woman vanished along with the cottage. The rabbi found himself alone again in the dark woods.
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Bible reference(s): Ruth 3:13, James 4:7
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