Bible Reading: Proverbs 5
Key Verse: Verse 15 – “Drink
waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.”
Key Words: Drink waters out of thine own cistern
Sexual purity is the plea
from Proverbs, chapter five. In verse
three we are warned not to be taken in by smooth words. In verses four and five we are cautioned
about the end result of adultery, “But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as
a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to
death, her steps take hold on hell.”
Then in verse fifteen we
are commanded to drink waters out of our own cistern. The principle is that we are to be faithful
to our spouse and satisfied with them as well.
Divorce is not an option.
A man came to his pastor
for help because he was considering a divorce.
The pastor counseled him to stay in the marriage and began to show the
man Scriptures which spoke to the issue of marital commitment. He first used Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love
your wives.” The man responded by
saying, “I don’t love her.” The pastor
then turned to John 13:35, “By this shall all men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
The man responded, “I can’t love her, we fight all the time. The longer I stay with her, the less I like
her.”
The pastor was determined
though, so he quoted Matthew 22:39, “…Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.”
“Pastor,” the man
responded, “you don’t understand, we’re not even friends anymore.”
The pastor’s face lighted
up with relief, “Well, then I’ve got just the verse you need.” Triumphantly, he read Matthew 5:44, “…Love
your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”
Let me encourage each of
you going through marital trials today, stay with it, be faithful, and trust in
God.
What to do:
✞Be satisfied with the wife
of your youth – and husband, I might add.
✞Be faithful to your mate.
✞Remember
sexual indiscretion can kill a marriage.
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