Sin

One of the Wesley brothers once said, "Give me men who love nothing but God and hate nothing but sin." Such a man was Joseph. Surely the devil had him "right where he wanted him." He had been betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery. Now, even though a slave, he found himself in a place of prominence and importance. He had gone from being abased to abounding. Then, Satan came with the lure of pleasure and sin--the daily temptation of Potipher's wife. Even though Joseph resisted day after day and tried to stay away from her, one day Satan had him with her and they were all alone. How easy for Joseph to forget God's claim on His life and enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season. No one would know. Yet, Joseph would not exchange the blessing of God for the satisfaction of the creature--his natural man and its desires. Don't think Joseph was some super human individual who was not really tempted by her. He was one hundred percent human that's why he wouldn't even be with her. You resist temptation by fleeing from it, not by trying to stand up to it on your own. Joseph defeated temptation by avoiding it and when it reached out and grabbed him, he left his coat and fled as quickly as he could. He would not forget his God even for a moment.
And what happened? He was accused and convicted of the sin anyway. But not in the eyes of God; so that, even in jail, God was with Joseph and prospered him. The only way to the palace was through the prison. Joseph's resistance to temptation--his fleeing it--put him in the place of blessing, even if in human terms it appeared that the exact opposite was true.
What will it be for you? The pleasures of sin for a season or the blessing of God in all that you do--no matter where you find yourself? The only road to blessing is to flee temptation--at full speed. Leave your coat behind if you must, but flee. God's blessing awaits.