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Monday, June 2,
2008
Flirting
With Disaster
1 Corinthians 7:27-28 Art
thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife?
seek not a wife. (28) But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a
virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in
the flesh: but I spare you. (KJV)
Williams New Testament
Translation for 1Corinthians 7:27-28
27. Are you married? Stop trying to get a
divorce. Are you unmarried? Stop looking for a wife. 28. But if you do get married, you have not
sinned in doing so. And if a girl gets married, she has not sinned in doing
so. But those who do will have
trouble in their earthly life, and I am trying to spare you this.
One of the common mistakes
being made among Christian believers is the illusion that marriage will
make their life complete, even if it means marrying someone who is an
unbeliever. Paul not only spoke of this, but as we see in verse 28 he was
bringing a warning to the people so that they could avoid the trouble they
would encounter for their actions; which let’s face it, is based more on a
carnal desire than a spiritual one. Rather than seeking first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness many try to fill a spiritual void with a
physical solution, or so they think, and then wonder why they end up
crashing. Like with a roller coaster ride it may go up slowly but once it
peaks it will go downhill fast.
Another common occurrence
that takes place is the believer marrying someone for their potential; that
someday they will change into a Christian just because you decided so
rather than making sure ahead of time it was so. Rather than holding your
ground and not caving into your own desires you bought into the highlight
reel the devil was showing you of all the things you were missing out on,
how complete and fulfilled your life will be with this person. So a life
that you said was the Lord’s and you were dedicating to Him is now replaced
with another influence, something you claim you just can’t live without in
order to serve Him. Getting involved with people because of what you
perceive as potential, someone you think you can mold and shape into
something Christian or Christ like is flirting with disaster. A common
occurrence I see taking place in the Church.
Amos 3:3 Can two walk
together, except they be agreed? (KJV)
How can two walk together and
continue to stay together, like minded and in agreement unless they are of
one mind and one heart? The fact that you decided to enter a relationship
on iffy ground or a foundation built on sand tells me that the compromise
has already taken place and rather than hold your ground you are caving in.
You think you can handle the situation, no problem, what’s the big deal? he
or she is a nice person. Well let me give three names just for starters and
you can go back and see the common denominator in what they allowed into
their walk with the Lord and how much good it did them; Samson, David, as
well as his son Solomon. Isn’t there enough to deal with in our walk with
the Lord without inviting another distraction into it? You think your
strong in the Lord and can handle the situation but the truth be known just
the fact you engaged in these relationships in the first place says a lot
about where you truly stand with the Lord and how quickly you were willing
to compromise your beliefs.
Matthew 7:17-18 Even so every
good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil
fruit. (18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. (KJV)
You know, you get into the
middle of these situations and then wonder why it doesn’t work out the way
you thought it would? If you plant a weed, should you expect potatoes or
apples to spring up? If someone isn’t rooted and grounded in the truth then
they are not going to bear the fruit of the Spirit. It’s just that simple
and that is why we see the warnings in the Bible. Know this also, the
euphoric ride you have been on will come back down to earth in the form of reality
and then you will have to deal with the long term effects of your
decisions. It’s interesting that if one was walking toward a busy street
they would take their time and look both ways before crossing, yet when it
comes to our spiritual life many are quick to run forward without looking
both ways; in other words, not just looking at the highlight reel of our
decisions but the consequences also. You may violate man’s laws at times
and not get penalized but be assured when one violates the law of faith
there are definite consequences, not only in this life but the one to
follow also.
1 Corinthians 7:29-35 But
this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that
have wives be as though they had none; (30) And they that weep, as though
they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they
that buy, as though they possessed not; (31) And they that use this world,
as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. (32) But I
would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the
things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: (33) But he
that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may
please his wife. (34) There is difference also between a wife and a virgin.
The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy
both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things
of the world, how she may please her husband. (35) And this I speak for
your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which
is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. (KJV)
When things are written in
the Bible they are written for your benefit, whether you believe it or not.
God is not trying to rob you of a blessing or holding back from you as the
enemy would like you to think by getting you to buy into the lie that
everyone else you know has that special someone in their life and now it’s
my turn. If two are walking together in the things of the Lord they will be
agreed, not only with themselves but with the Lord. However if you are in a
relationship that is not truly based on the Lord then you will find it is a
distraction, something that takes away and pulls you down rather than
building you up. Before you engage or decide to become engaged with
someone, for your own sake make sure your motives are for the right reason
and make sure it is based on reality and not potential, someone you hope to
mold and shape into a godly person. I have seen too many well intentioned
believers fall for the illusion that the person they decide to hook up with
will become a good husband or parent, only to find out that when their
reality check comes in it ends up bouncing for lack of truth. So don’t be
fooled and don’t think that the enemy isn’t aware of this weakness, and
like a wolf will prey on those that didn’t take the time to pray on this
matter truthfully and act accordingly as well.
Mark 10:4-9 And they said,
Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. (5) And
Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote
you this precept. (6) But from the beginning of the creation God made them
male and female. (7) For this cause shall a man leave his father and
mother, and cleave to his wife; (8) And they twain shall be one flesh: so
then they are no more twain, but one flesh. (9) What therefore God hath
joined together, let not man put asunder. (KJV)
The hardness of the heart
that is being spoken about is the fact that the children of Israel married
outside of the people God had commanded them to and then ended up
worshipping the false gods of these foreign nations. Sound familiar. You
know that thing about evil communications corrupting good morals; well it
has been going on for a long time and like a virus continues to spread even
today. There is big difference between what God joins together and what our
lower fallen natures become attached to. While God’s intention is for two
to become one and walk together in the realm of the Spirit, the enemy would
like nothing better than to see the believer unequally yoked with the
nonbeliever and end up with a big distraction. So before you put on your
rose colored glasses and allow your imagination to run wild in some fairy
tale land make sure you look both ways before saying I do, because the
devil will only show you the highlights while the Lord will give you the
truth as far as consequences. Many a good intentioned Christian have been
taken down and blindsided because they chose to flirt with disaster rather
than deal with the reality of their decisions, which are based more on a
carnal desire than a spiritual one.
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