The lamp of the body is the eye

When sin entered into the hearts of man, God knew that they would
need a book of instructions to help them through their tests and
struggles in life. It is called the Bible. Without reading God’s
word, a man or woman can be lead astray by false prophets
or people sent by satan to deceive or entice them.

God sixth commandments is….

You shall not commit adultery. Exodus 20:14

This means that we should fear and love God so much, that we
choose to lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say, do,
and watch. And husbands and wives should love, honor and be
faithful to each other.

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good,
your whole body will be full of light. Matthew 6:22

There is so much evil in this world to entice us. We must
be very careful what we watch, read, or listen to that might lead
us to sin. We must also be careful of any friendships that
may cause us to fall into temptation.

We honor God by choosing to not let our eyes look
at things that would cause us to have wrong thoughts.
What we see, plants an impression in our mind.
The mind then begins to recall impure things and
cause us to lust after them. It then takes root in our heart,
and begins to be a desire.

Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality,
theft, false testimony, slander. Matthew 15:19

God requires us to be clean in what we think and say.
The world and satan would like to deceive us into thinking that
just watching or reading something impure is all right.
Books and movies or television shows that have sexual
immorality, usually also have bad language and use God’s
name in a wrong and sinful way. Jesus wanted to make it so
clear to people about the way he thought that he said…

I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully
has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28

God forbids sexual sins such as rape, homosexual activity, incest, sexual child abuse,
obscenity, sexual intercourse between unmarried persons,
and the use of pornographic materials.

Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity,
or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity,
foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. Ephesians 5:3-4

God requires us to use our sexuality in ways that are pleasing to Him.
When a person becomes a Christian, they ask the Holy Spirit to
come into their heart. They accept and acknowledge Jesus has
paid their sin debt for their sins, and their bodies become united
with God as one. Think of your body as a glass of water. It is pure
and clean. If a bug or piece of dirt goes into the glass, it is no longer
pure or drinkable. Every speck of sin that we allow to contaminate
our body, makes it impure. When sin enters into our lives, it
puts us out of fellowship with our heavenly Father. It is only
when we repent and turn away from that sin, do we again
feel whole and one with God again.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit,
who is in you, whom you have received from God?
You are not your own; you were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20

If God is part of you and lives in your body, He sees everything
you see. He hears what you hear. To choose to watch impure
things or listen to music or programming that uses cursing
and swearing dishonor’s God. To be involved in any sexual
activity outside of marriage, drives God out and lets satan
rule in your life and in this world. With each step that man
takes toward satan, God continues to lift his hand of protection
and blessing in our lives.

In America alone one study reported, 42% of the mothers, and 37% of the
fathers have never married. 7 1/2 million homes have
only the mother as a parent figure….

Approximately 1 million children will endure the painful effects and loneliness
of divorce this year.

72% of the people who co-habitate, bring children from other
relationships into this confusing and immoral atmosphere.
God is not present in these homes, and there is anger, frustration,
and confusion.

In Genesis 18 & 19 God was angry with the people of
Sodom and Gomorrah. They were living sexually immoral
lives and practicing idolatry. God was so enraged that
He sent angel to destroy it. God warned Lot and told him
to take his wife and 2 daughters out of the city before he
consumed it with fire. He told them to go and not to look back.

Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah,
from the LORD out of the heavens. Genesis 19:23

Lot’s wife still longed for her old lifestyle and looked back.
God turned her body into a statue of salt. In the morning
the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.
Only Lot and his 2 daughters were spared.

God also forbids divorce except for marital unfaithfulness by
adultery and desertion.

Anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness,
and marries another woman commits adultery. Matthew 19:9

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for
God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
Hebrews 13:4

Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers,
nor extortionist will inherit the kingdom of God.

We all have some hidden sins, or past mistakes that we need God’s
grace and mercy for. We all have sinned and therefore need the
saving grace of Jesus’ blood sacrifice to make us right and
acceptable in God’s eyes. To accept Jesus as LORD and
Savior, means that we are washed and sanctified by Him.
We are born again and God can begin working in us and
through us to make a new vessel that can be used to give
Him glory.

As we see the tragedy and devastation around us, let us
strive to live a life that is pleasing to him. Let us choose life, so
that the blessings and protection of the LORD may be upon us.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable,
if anything is excellent or praise-worth, think about such things.
Philippians 4:8

Heavenly Father,
Holy is your name….

Thank you for this beautiful new day full of Your grace and mercy.
Thank You for Your love and protection over us. I have sinned
against You and committed adultery, in my thoughts, words, and
deeds. I humbly ask for Your mercy and forgiveness.

Help me and all people on earth to turn their eyes and ears from
any programming, activity, friendship, relationship, or reading
material that would be offensive to You. Quicken our hearts,
by the power of the Holy Spirit, to know when we are
about to be deceived with something offensive that would
tempt us to sin against You.

We are strong, through Your power, and we trust You to help
us overcome our sinful thoughts and desires. Through You,
we are more than conquers. We love You for being kind
and merciful to us. Thank You for the scriptures to show
us our mistakes. Help us to each examine our lives and
become Your holy people of God. Help us to find friendships
to strengthen and pray with us. Fill us with the wisdom
that comes from above, to know Your will for our lives.

Please turn the hearts of all leaders in the world to know
You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ as Savior.
Bring to the minds and hearts of our leaders any
law or ordinance that runs counter to Your divine laws,
so they may quickly change them.

Please restore prayer to our schools, our workplaces, our homes,
and our government. With You nothing is impossible. You have
told us that we fight and war, but we have not because we do not ask.
We come humbly to Your throne of grace and ask for You to help us,
lead us, and deliver us from all our enemies.
Lead us away from temptation and all evil.

You alone hold the power of life and death, sickness and health.
We need You to help us. We are weak and heavy laden,
but we come to You for rest and restoration of our bodies and souls.

We ask for healing of Margie and Shirley recovering from recent illness.
Lay your hands upon them and make them whole.

Father we ask for comfort and peace for the Gobeyn and Golden family
as they grieve the loss of their brothers. May this time of sorrow draw them
closer to you and bring all who are lost to faith in Jesus Christ.

Please open new opportunities for us to witness and share the
message of the Gospel and Salvation with others. We trust You
to fill us with words of wisdom and power that will draw hearts
to You. Thank You for sending Jesus to save
us from hell and damnation.

LORD, in Your mercy, hear our prayers…

In Jesus’ name we pray.

Amen

God said…
Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words,
that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth,
and that they may teach their children.
Deuteronomy 4:10

Your sister and servant of the LORD,
Valerie Rousseau