“For lust is a shameful SIN, a CRIME that should be punished.
It is a fire that
burns all the way to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.” Job 31:11-12 NLT
The Meaning
Easton's Bible Dictionary, defines “Lust” as “Sinful longing;
the inward SIN which leads to
the FALLING AWAY from God (Rom 1:21). ”Lust, the origin of sin, has its place in
the heart, not of necessity, but because it is the centre of all moral forces
and impulses and of spiritual activity.” In Mark 4:19 "lusts" are
objects of desire.” Other the
references include: See Adultery;
Covetousness; Incest; Lasciviousness; Sensuality; Sodomy[1];
and even others include charm, crime, criticism, integrity, temptation.[2]
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1 John 2:16 NKJV - “For all that is in the world—the
lust of the flesh, the lust of the
eyes,
and the pride of life—is NOT of the Father but IS of the WORLD. “
·
1 John 2:16 NLT - “For the world offers ONLY a
craving for physical pleasure, a
craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions.
These are not from the Father, but are from this world.”
Since the very beginnings of life and as early as in the
Garden of Eden, we can see lust appeared, and how when that lust isn’t mastered
brings separation, destruction and pain with life-long consequences. “So when
the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the
eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit
and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.”[3]
Though our subject is lust I have to focus for a minute, how
detrimental for the society is not having a strong foundation that withholds
the storm-force winds as they come in.
As women we “manage” our homes, and if we aren’t strong when temptation
comes, we can take the home down. When you wake up, wake up a bit early so you
can praise the Lord, and READ His Word, before the day kicks in; when you’re
dealing with the kids, include God’s teaching, pray for them; when you’re about
the home business keep worshiping God; when you’re doing dishes, PRAY! When you
have fellowship time, praise God; and when you get to bed again, Praise HIM
even more for giving you the strength to finish another day!!! Stay rooted in
God, my friend!
Back to our original subject, lust…
Let’s ponder
about a few things here…
·
You need A + B = C
·
Lust/pleasure
+ desire = crime
In Eve’s case, when she “saw” (pleasure) (A) and then desire was
added to it (+B), she took its fruit and ate (= C).
Shameful sin and crime are very strong words that describe
lust, but when you realize if she would it stopped it at the beginning it
wouldn’t had gone as far as it did, that’s what make it a crime, the life-long repercussions!
If you get to school or work, and you see a pencil or a tape
that doesn’t belong to you, but you take it with you anyway, it’s wrong! You
might say, but it’s a small thing, but that’s not it, it’s that you’ve liked
it, and then wanted it, and at the end, you’ve taken something that it is not
yours; and this was just a “small thing”.
As the time goes by, since that wasn’t corrected then, then one day you
see a stapler, and you take it home; you needed it, and thought “I’ll bring it
back” but then you forgot. Time keeps passing by, and one thing after another,
until some day, unexpectedly, you get served court papers; you’ve been accused
of a crime, theft! It’s all the same equation, A + B = C, a shameful sin, a
crime! And the consequences are all the way to hell; as a person that never been to jail, it could
be hell for me to make it there; a place where everything you owe will be wipe
out, that isn’t fun, and definitely not worth it!
Whether the sin is committed behind closed doors or not, still
is a sin; because pleasing the lust of the eyes or the flesh, like Rev. Louie
Montoya says: “will take you further
than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and really cost you
more than you want to pay”. It will translate into adultery, lasciviousness, sodomy,
Hello! Incest, Hello!!! …A CRIME! Terrible, terrible, terrible things!!!
Application
“Now these things
became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as
they also lusted.”[4]
Parting from all these given details, the question to
ponder is, Do I Have Any Lust in My Life?
Here’s how to prevent Lust:
·
Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill
the lust of the flesh. Galatians
5:16
·
Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, nor
let her allure you with her eyelids. Proverbs
6:25
·
Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in
revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust,
not in strife and envy. Romans 13:13
Start by making a new confession of sins and of faith to God
as the Father and Creator of all, to His Son, JESUS thru whom we were given
salvation by dying in the cross for our sins, and accepting that gift and
making HIM the Lord, Savior and Master of your life. Keep repeating this process of confession and
acceptance will get you realizing the things you’re doing wrong, and with time,
you’ll master those, and will aware you of the holes before you get to them, to
avoid them, preventing you from falling in them again.
Then the matter is just like when you’re training for a
test, preparation.
1.
FILL
YOURSELF WITH THE BIBLE; get a Daily
Devotional, because just like our body needs food on a daily bases, our mind
and soul need God’s Word.
2.
JOIN A
BIBLE STUDY, men, women, couples (which ever applies to you) this is the
training camp where if you have questions, you ask. Here you will find people that had been walking
longer in the faith and have experience sometimes the road where you’re going
today, and can help you with suggestions, and prayer. Also is here where you will develop
fellowship and make friends that will help you living outside the church the
principles that in the church are taught.
3. COME TO
CHURCH, weekly!!! Make it a
PRIORITY! Your life and your loved ones deserve that chance.
The more you fill the cup of your heart will God’s Principles,
the less of everything else will be in it!
Please know I’m praying for you! Have a GREAT day in the
LORD!!!
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