The Father's Menu
Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
MARITAL AMBUSH
“The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it. Wounds and disgrace he will find, and his reproach will not be blotted out. For jealousy enrages a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 6:32-34
Main Text: Proverbs 6:30-34
According to Easton's Bible Dictionary, the simple meaning of adultery is marital infidelity, which is an ambush set for our marital crash. An adulterer is a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, and such a woman was an adulteress. Jessie Warner furthers describes the consequences of adultery by saying “Unhealthy soul ties could be created when you choose to lust after another person which could make it difficult to break free from the sin, needing God’s intervention to sever the tie. The pleasure of looking in lust, entertaining the idea of someone else, or having a “crush” on someone other than your spouse can be “fun” for a moment, but realize what you are signing up for when you do it. You could not only lose your wife/husband, your family, not be able to see your children anymore, pay hefty child support fines for a great deal of your life, be distant from your spouse and unsatisfied with them, bring strife and stress to your marriage and home, be a bad example to other believers, and send the message to others that you aren’t serious about following Jesus, but you would also be guilty before God and that is a scary thing.”
The Bible’s instructions are clear. Guard your heart and flee from evil. When you feel that hint of attraction, it’s time to flee. Get out of the situation as soon as you can because anything less is agreement with adultery. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.” (Proverbs 27:12).
The cost of committing adultery in any form is high. You have to decide for yourself if it is worth it. One major pitfall is thinking you are “above” the sin and won’t do it. The Bible makes it clear in 1 Corinthians 10:12: “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
Prayer:
Father in the name of Jesus, I am disciplined and I do not fall for the lust in my heart. I overcome marital ambush and traps by the wisdom of Christ.
Further Reading:
Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”
Read through the Bible in 1 year: Jerem 39:1-41:18, 2 Timothy 1:1-18 Psalm 90: 1-91:16 Proverbs 26:1-2
Read through the Bible in 2 years: Job 15 & Ps 109
