Defilement

            There is no question about the reasons for what God made man and woman for. He made us to live and serve Him. He made us to have relationships with one another. He made us for marriage purposes (one man + one woman for life). He made us to take care of many things and to defile nothing. Unfortunately, due to the imperfection of man and the willingness to not take things seriously as much anymore, marriages are suffering. It is studied that right now, one in two marriages will end up in divorce. That number is horrible concerning marriage. Marriages usually end because the couple no longer feel that they can stand to be together anymore; that no matter what they do they would never be able to work things out. Marriages end because of unfaithfulness, adultery, fornication, money problems; sometimes they even end because they say they have run out of love.

Solomon talks in Proverbs 5 about warnings against adultery to his son. In doing this, he describes the kind of thinking he needs to have and he needs to watch out for certain types of women. “The lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; she does not ponder the path of life; her steps follow the path to Sheol; her ways wonder and she does not know it.” These words are very vivid. At first, she uses sweet words and caring actions to deceive you, but underneath that first layer is someone who is looking for their next victim. To both men and women, whether you are married or single, or if you have relationship troubles, watch out for people like this. Not only does your spouse deserve your love and care, but God deserves to see that you are trying your hardest to keep the law of sanctity for your bodies. In the eyes of our Lord, it is unlawful for us to defile one another. It is unlawful for us to go about sinful actions. These can result in our death. I want to implore you to abide by the laws of God so that defilement of any kind does not condemn  does not condemn you.

-Mark Talbert-