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Newness Of Life Daily Message
June 2nd
The Strange Woman
by
Phillip Saxton
“Do you not know
that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of
Christ and make them members of a harlot? May it never be!” (1 Corinthians 6:15).
Who is the strange woman? The answer is easy. She is any
woman to whom you are not married. But the strange woman in this Proverb goes
further. She is a woman of loose morals who loves to temp men into the act of
fornication. “Do not desire her beauty in your
heart, Nor let her catch you with her eyelids.” (Proverbs 6:25).
In our
society sex has been greatly minimized in importance. It is used to advertise
products, promote ideas and thought of as being as casual as having a meal or
watching sports. It is presented as being purely physical without commitment or
emotional attachment. The world presents the idea of moving from one sexual
partner to another as about as important as changing one’s clothes.
Solomon
is teaching that sex is much more. It is based upon the concept of one flesh.
Proverbs 2 - Teaches
us today?
Proverbs 2:16 “(16) To deliver you from the
strange woman, From the adulteress who flatters with her words;”
Psalm 67:1-4 (Theme:
The Praise of the God who Blesses). “(1) God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine
upon us- (2) That Thy way may be known on the earth, Thy salvation among all
nations. (3) Let the peoples praise Thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise
Thee. (4) Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For Thou wilt judge the
peoples with uprightness, And guide the nations on the earth.”
Today’s question.
Will the Holy Spirit ever leave your temple?
“Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16).
As a
Christian, when you become one with another you are making the most intimate of
commitments that it is possible for two humans to make. If your partner is your spouse then this
union is blessed by God and is in accord with His will. When as a Christian,
you become one with another Christian who is not your spouse, then not only are
you engaged in physical adultery, but you are also bringing into the union the
Holy Spirit who is grieved by the act.
When a
Christian becomes one with a non-Christian you are bringing your temple indwelt
by the Holy Spirit into an unholy union. You are becoming one flesh with the
world and we are advised against this.
“Or do you not know that the one
who joins himself to a harlot is one body with her? For He says, “The two will
become on flesh.” But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with
Him. Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body,
but the immoral man sins against his own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:16-18).
Dear God,
lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil. Amen.
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