I just picked up my Bible to do my reading a few moments ago and, pretty quickly I realized something I had never realized before today.
Before I get to it, though, I hope this doesn’t make the rest of you you roll your eyes and say “Duh, Amy!!” Let’s stay in a community of love and support here. And please remember that I am very clear in sharing that I am NOT a Biblical scholar. I just like to read the Bible. A lot.
Okay. Here goes:
If you are a reader of the Bible, I would bet you have noticed that adultery is all over it. It is discussed in so many ways with so many warnings. But, until this morning, I just glossed over all of those. Adultery is not a weakness with me. I have never had any temptation in my marriage and don’t see that I ever will. So as I read each passage I just prayed for others whom I know that have experienced it in some form or fashion and moved on.
This morning, though it finally occurred to me that God is talking about adultery to Him, to our Lord and Savior.
This is just another way He is telling us to keep our relationship with Him pure. When we lean on something other than Him, and build a relationship with something or someone that takes us away from Him, we are committing adultery. When I put Him off by saying I’ll get to my reading or studying or praying later, I am casting Him aside in favor of another.
Would I do that to my husband? When I committed to be with him to talk, listen or go on a date, would I tell him he needed to wait longer because I needed to check email and read other things on the internet for 45 minutes, re-organize the pantry, or meet up with friends? Or would I honor my commitment to him first and fit those other things in later?
Yes, things come up, and schedules need to be rearranged, but God needs to stay number one. And when things keep slipping I need to take a good hard look at why they are slipping. As they slip, am I genuinely talking to God about it and listening? Or am I allowing the enemy to gain a foothold and push me out of a good habit and a beautiful relationship?
All these warnings about adultery are warnings of Satan slipping in to our lives and coming between us and our Father.
Like I said, many of you might have already caught that one. But I’ve missed it every single time.
Except today. My eyes are opened even more. My heart is listening even more and I can’t wait to continue reading to see what else he has to say and what warnings he has for adultery in the rest of the book. I want to guard my relationship with Him.
Thanks, God, for this revelation today. I love you, I need you, and I don’t ever want to cheat on you, not even for a minute. And now I can work even harder at protecting myself from that type of adultery. Please, Lord, guide me in growing stronger for you.
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