God gave us sex and intimacy for procreation and that was to be within the bounds of commitment He calls marriage. It’s a holy thing and we must understand this to keep from sinning. He said, “The wages of sin is death.” Please understand we were created to live forever and sinning will deny us that privilege. Sex is very strong for He made it that way. We can see it clearly in the animal kingdom. Huge elk will battle with each other to death establishing dominance over a herd of females to continue their species. Other animals are like minded and on TV most of us have observed it.
When a man and a woman join their bodies together it is a beautiful thing in the sight of God “after” He has joined them together in heart, mind and soul. He makes the child after they supply the “ingredients”. Each of us have been “fearfully and wonderfully” made by Him. I’m speaking from the Holy Scriptures which are in the Bible. If you fail to read and heed them you will soon fall into a lifestyle which is abhorrent to God.
God loves you exceedingly and wants to add you to His eternal family. If you have been caught up in sensuality or adultery there is still hope for you. God has a way to cleanse us from our past sins, even horrible ones. Do you recall David and Bathsheba? During a time of war when her husband was off fighting, David happened to spot her from his balcony where she was bathing on her roof. Lust filled his heart and he had her brought to him. In a short while he committed adultery and even had her husband killed so he could have her. God saw it and must have grieved as David, his anointed fell.
The child she later carried was doomed to die. Before it did, David wept and prayed that the Lord would show him mercy. God couldn’t do this for it would have been an approval for David’s sinful behavior. David’s repentance for this sin was great [Psalm 51] and God forgave him just as he will for any of us caught up in one of Satan’s snares and repent.
We have an advantage over those who lived in Old Testament times in that we have the cross to find our forgiveness. If you seek forgiveness apart from the cross I believe you will be disappointed. Each sin was placed upon Jesus as He hung upon it. There is where we will find forgiveness as we express remorse and a commitment to never commit this sin again.
God loves us so much and when we realize it we are drawn to Him. Have you carefully examined the face of a newborn? Have you noticed how tenderly you look at it? Each small feature is attractive and precious. God looks at us that way even when we are old. Did you know He always calls us children, never adults? He even allows us to call Him Abba or Daddy.
Sex is the only way children can come into the world. Some are trying to clone or reproduce people in a test tube but they can never produce a soul. He has already designed us perfectly where the right parts mate with the right parts. Thinking in these terms can you see why He despises homosexuality. If you think I’m over stating the fact please read Romans chapter one. Can the Lord restore these folks who have chosen to go their own way? Of course He can but, will He? I know some who are caught up in it and can only pray for them. He has given them over to a reprobate mind. rep·ro·bate (r p r -b t ). n. 1. A morally unprincipled person. 2. One who is predestined to damnation. adj. 1. Morally unprincipled; shameless. ...
How about you? Have you committed sexual sins? If you have, what are you doing about it? If you put off making peace with God, Satan will just pull you further down to where it can be far more difficult to repent. As an example, look into the prison system and see how many within the populations makes it to freedom and a God ruled life. The stigma from imprisonment never seems to goes away. The few who did escape found Jesus as their rescuer. Has he rescued you?
God has prepared a city for us who are born again and live “in Jesus”. We are called the redeemed. Our names are already in the little “Book of Life”. Anyone who’s name isn’t in it will be cast into hell fire. You can read this in Revelations 21. Today is the day of salvation for millions, will you go and confess your sins, including the sexual ones? He knows them, He knows everything so don’t put it off. Jesus died for you personally and you can come to know Him personally. If you are involved sexually with someone sever the relationship and go seek forgiveness. Don’t think He’s going to give you a pass. Those who think so are part of the walking dead.
In His Service,
Capt. Ben Marler
captben61@gmail.com
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