IN THE BIBLE, GOD HAS SET FORTH SEVERAL RED-LIGHT ALERTS that are continually flashing warning signals to caution married men and women against the dangers of falling into Adultery. These warnings tell us very loudly that your marital status with all it’s evidences such as Madam’s diamond wedding ring, your well framed marriage certificates, the seven huge albums of wedding pictures stacked up on the shelf and your well furnished and highly fenced home are no defense against the spirits of infidelity that are on the loose.
Your safety lies in giving obedience to God’s engrafted Word. Let’s look at some these Words:
(1) DON’T BE OVER CONFIDENT! TAKE HEED LEST YOU FALL
In 1 Corinthians 10, God tells every married man or woman:
“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”(1 Corinthians 10:12)
That you’re now standing in the honourable and respected estate of marriage does not mean that you can afford to be careless.
Therefore, you must at all times TAKE HEED because the possibility of falling into a sexual scandal is ALWAYS there. To take heed means:
Beware! Look out! Be careful! It also means, Be sober and vigilant! Be on the lookout! Be wide awake!
(2) LITERALLY TAKE TO YOUR HEELS, WHEN EVER YOU SENSE OR PERCEIVE THE POSSIBILITY OF ADULTERY!
“FLEE FORNICATION.”(1 Corinthians 6:18a)
Whenever and wherever you sense the possibility of you slipping into sexual Sin, don’t stand to demonstrate how spiritually powerful you think that you are. God’s Word says to FLEE! It means , escape for your life! That’s what one of the purest men in history, Joseph, did when a beautiful woman held him and wanted him to sleep with her. He released his outer dress which she held and literally RAN FOR HIS LIFE! That’s what God’s commanding you to do at the slightest perception of the possibility of your getting swept off into sexual sin!
And, please, listen attentively Spouses. As you go on in life, you will FROM TIME TO TIME meet persons of the opposite sex who are exactly the kind of man/woman you sexually cherish. When you see such people don’t think it’s coincidental. It’s a well planned and well laid out arrangement. That’s Satan’s plot. Don’t stand there exchanging pleasantries with them or exchanging phone numbers with them. Run away from them, even though it may seem
silly or stupid to do so.
Run before the devil ruins you!
(3) AVOID CLOSE COMPANY WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX GENERALLY!
“And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, OR TO BE WITH HER.”( Genesis 39:10)
From the moment his master’s wife made her intentions of sleeping with Joseph known to him, HE AVOIDED HER COMPANY as we can see at the tail end of the scripture verse above! Why? Because he sensed the strong magnetic and seductive powers in her sheer presence.
God created the male and the female bodies such that each of them is forceful at luring, seducing and attracting the other.
It’s on record that Zuleekha, the wife of Potiphar, was a most virtuous woman until her husband brought Joseph into their home. Joseph wasn’t only handsome but had a well built body just like Rachel, his mother. He was the male version of Rachel. From the moment he came into her home, Mrs Potiphar was so affected by the sight of him that she lost her self-control and her passion made her endlessly lust after him! This is clear evidence that, contrary to what most think, women are as strongly stimulated sexually by the sight of men as much as men are sexually aroused by the sight of women. That’s why God commands both sexes to be fully clothed.
Generally speaking, avoid close association and company with the opposite sex; except when the call of duty brings you together. And even then, be professional, circumspect, disciplined and stay within your limits as a married man or woman. Don’t go into personal issues with them. Be always conscious of your spouse, your marriage, your home and your beloved family. Stay very strictly within your moral boundary!
Just yesterday, I read a true story of a young couple. They had known each other from childhood and were in the same Sunday School class as children. All throughout primary school, they were in the same class. Beside all these, their parents were friends right from when they were infants.
After university education, they got married and they were both virgins.
Long story short, it happened that during the Covid 19 lockdown in 2020, the wife started interacting with a man she confessed was less than her husband in every way. She gradually GOT CLOSE to the fellow. And then one day, while her husband was away on a business trip, she committed adultery with the man at his apartment!
By the time her husband returned, he somehow got the information of what she had done against him. He packed his things, left home and three days after the Police came and announced to the wife that they found the dead body of her husband and that he had committed suicide. She instantly knew it was her infidelity that drove him to take his life.
On the day he was buried, his family wanted neither herself nor her parents to be present.
The marriage was young and they had not yet had children. Yet she could undress for another man and open her legs for him to mount her.
It’s her fault. But we can all learn from her adultery and the grim tragedy it brought forth.
If she had known and heeded the Red-Light Alert Scriptures that we’re studying this morning, she wouldn’t have fallen into the snare of Adultery.
Once you’re married, please: 💕TAKE HEED LEST YOU FALL!
💕FLEE FORNICATION!
💕GENERALLY AVOID CLOSE COMPANY WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX!
Every one of the Red-Light Alerts above is important and you must heed everyone of them if you want to stay in purity and fidelity to God, your Spouse, your Marriage and your marriage vows.
In conclusion, we shall dwell briefly on the topic under which we have the third Red-Light Alert Scripture:
AVOID CLOSE COMPANY WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX
You already have a Spouse. Cleave to them. Stop cultivating familiarity with another man or woman other than your husband.
Don’t be the counselor, advisor, adviser or prayer partner to a person of the opposite sex. It’s a matter of time and you’ll be emotionally attached to them and that’s the beginning of your fall. Many have found themselves on the bed of Sin just because they wanted to “help”.
God has appointed you to be a HELPER to only one adult person of the opposite sex and that’s your Spouse. Any other person whether your Pastor, Mentor, etc is a danger zone! Many have fallen. Don’t be the next. And don’t let your Spouse become a tragic casualty in life because of you!
🔥🔥🔥 FAITH DECREE:
🔥LET THE FEAR OF GOD THAT HELPED JOSEPH TO WITHSTAND THE FURY OF THE TEMPESTUOUS TEMPTATION FROM MRS POTIPHAR BE IMPARTED TO EVERY READER OF TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL PIECE, IN JESUS’ MIGHTY NAME!⚡
🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: BEWARE, LOOK OUT AND BE VIGILANT! ADULTERY IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!!!
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