(OPINION) Charisma – There is a children’s song that goes, “Oh be careful, little eyes, what you see/ Oh be careful, little eyes, what you see/For the Father up above is looking down with love/ So be careful, little eyes, what you see.” Its truth is as relevant for adult eyes as it is for little ones. With all the many deceptions at his disposal, Satan is most successful at causing devastation and sorrow to mankind through sexual temptation. The widespread acceptance of sexual infidelity and promiscuity in our culture is a testimony that Satan has undermined the foundation of family and fidelity to God.
From the beginning, God established sexual intimacy between a husband and wife as the framework for blessing and prospering mankind. Sadly, Satan has persuaded the minds of many that “feeling good” is a valid reason for being unfaithful or engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage. Instead of valuing love in the biblical sense; today anything goes to justify infidelity and sexual immorality. Often individuals justify infidelity and divorce on the basis of “romantic love,” while considerations of agape love for children, family, and God are thrown out the window.
More often than not, sexual sin has its roots in lust or emotional need. Lustful men take advantage of emotionally needy women, enticing them into relationships that have no chance of meeting their needs. The result is that at least one of the individuals is emotionally, spiritually and sometimes physically (either through abuse or sexually transmitted disease) devastated.
Satan wins again. In the Ten Commandments given by God, the seventh is “Thou shall not commit adultery.” Society bought the lie that God’s command against adultery and other forms of sexual immorality is somehow repressive and prudish. We could avoid so much sorrow by simply trusting God and believing that He has our best interests at heart. CONTINUE
