When Jesus gave the famous Sermon on the Mount, He did not speak flattering words or perform miracles. Nope. He told people to gouge out their eyes and cut off their hands. He radically challenged the cultural mindset and he’s still challenging ours. Christ is interested in the condition of our hearts. An evil thought he says, is no better than an evil deed. Temptation and the lure of sin will entice your mind into action, but “when you are temped, [God] will show you a way out so that you can endure” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
How’s your thought life? Are you facing temptation today? What lies have you believed? Maybe “I can have sex without being emotionally involved,” or “Sex will make me feel better.” “I’m only hurting myself,” you say, or “I need this to feel valued.”
Jesus confronts those secrets and lies head-on. He calls them into the light and names them for what they are. Here’s the truth: Every person you sleep with is a person you’ll be bringing into your marriage bed.
God created marriage to be a sacred union between two people. Taking sex out of that context diminishes and degrades it. Keep that marriage bed pure and your future spouse will thank you for it. Better yet – keep your heart pure. God knows all the secrets it’s holding, and is calling you to something better. Something more lovely. Something that will satisfy in a way that cheap sex and one-night stands never could. So when you’re tempted, take that way out!
Prayer: Thank you for pleading with me to give my body to you. Thank you for keeping me from copying the behaviors and customs of this world. Give me the courage to allow you to transform the way I think so I can understand you good, pleasing, and perfect t will. Amen.
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