The Vow Of Purity
Speaker: Jim Hammond
Series: The Vow
Genesis 2:24-25
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:9-10
But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
I. SECRECY is the enemy of is the enemy of INTIMACY
II. I promise to CONFIDE in you and not in you and not HIDE from you.
III. How Can I STAY Pure?
Ephesians 5:8-11
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
You will never find healing by hiding in the dark.
Shame grows best in the dark.
Ephesians 5:3
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
Matthew 5:27-30
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
When you stream garbage into your soul, garbage eventually comes out of your life. Although there may be a buffering delay, whatever you continuously stream into your soul becomes your life movie. But before your trashed movie comes out, your software is infected and reprogramed to the acquired taste for impurity. While wanting more and more garbage, you will be satisfied less and less, and if something drastic is not done, you will continue in a downward spiral of escalating addiction, toward self-destruction.
Some people let feelings be their guide,
Other's let something more solid be their guide.
Feelings make terrible foundations.
Build a foundation of character for your feelings.
Consistently good feelings are built on good and solid character.
Psalm 119:9-11
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
When we begin to wade deeply into the oneness made available through Jesus' victory, and he washes us with the water of God's Word, we no longer feel the gravitational pull of the poison of impurity. Why? Because we have been swept up into the orbital pull of a much greater attraction, and He is the only fixation that can actually fix us.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
My Dear Lord Jesus, you loved me, pursued me, served me sacrificially, and offered yourself to me in a forever covenant. Thank you. I vow to make you my priority # 1, to pursue you, to partner with you in every aspect of love and life to love my covenant partner as you have loved me. I commit to confide in you, confess to you, and offer myself to you to wash my heart and desires. Please help me build a life of purity as a solid foundation for a good and beautiful life that honors you. Amen.
⚙ Sent from Mark L 🇺🇸
