According to Jesus, adultery is not only the act of having sex outside of marriage; it is also something you do in your mind. Job, who understood this, had said, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl”. Job knew the danger of his heart being led by his eyes (Job 31).
David allowed his heart to be led by his eyes when “he saw a woman bathing”; he saw that she “was very beautiful,” and then he sent for her and “slept with her” (2 Samuel 11:2-4). David first committed adultery with his eyes and then with his body.
While recognizing that sexual attraction between a man and a woman is a gift from God, we must remember that looking lustfully at another person is a sin against that person and against God. As a pastor, I have seen the destructive results of sex outside of marriage and the bitter, high price people have paid for a few moments of selfish pleasure.
Today, how do we deal with secret sin? Jesus says, “If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away… And if your right-hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.” With the use of shocking descriptions here to get our attention, Jesus is saying we should not let our eyes lead our hearts, and we should not let our hands do what is wrong. Whatever hinders us from yielding obedience to God which he requires in his law, ought to be cut off.” However, Jesus is pressing us to think through what must be cut off in order to eliminate disobedience to God.
“Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:28)
Let’s Pray
Yahweh, you know the secrets of my heart. Father, You know my weaknesses and failures. Let my eyes look to you alone, and let my hands do your will. Help me eliminate any sin that will separate me from loving you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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