Today’s verse says, “You shall not commit adultery”. These words of Jesus are especially relevant to our generation. With pornography freely accessible and sexuality of every kind on sale and unavoidable, on every device. And magazines that pander to lust defend their right to publish through freedom of the press. Such “freedom” is no more than a lie that cleverly disguises the chains of slavery. How can a person expect to find harmony and balance in a life consumed with lust and covetousness?
In an adulterous generation like ours, people who turn to Christ for salvation will struggle to break the chains of lust. In the past, some have gone to the extreme of gouging out their eyes, only to find that adulterous dreams continue to plague them. But we know that Jesus’ words should not just be followed literally.
Today, Paul’s teaching is the same as Jesus’. He says, “Those who belong to Christ have to crucify the flesh with its passions and desires”. James says, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”. If we don’t do that, Solomon says, we will be “like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life”.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’” Matthew 5:27
Let’s Pray
Yahweh, by your Spirit living in me, give me faith and strength to put to death all that is sinful and fill my life with what is spiritually healthy and wholesome and in keeping with your will. In Christ’s name, Amen.
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