Monday 27 August 2012

My Love,not your body.


THEME: MY LOVE (Song of Solomon 4:7)
TOPIC: NOT THY BODY (Song of Solomon 3:5)

INTRODUCTION:
It is by the grace of God that we are gathered here today to discuss issues that borders on our relationships so as not to miss the point and wrongly enter into a journey of regret which of course can cause serious havoc in the now and the now to come, may you not miss it in Jesus’ name (Amen).

Let’s read through the text given to lay foundation for the discussion of today:
“You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.” SOS 4:7 (NLT)

“Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right.” SOS 3:5 (NLT)

Biblical explanation: Feelings of love can create emotions that overpower reason. Young people are too often in a hurry to develop an intimate relationship based on their strong feelings. But feelings aren’t enough to support a lasting relationship. This verse encourages us not to force romance lest the feelings of love grow faster than commitment needed to make love last. Patiently wait for feelings of love and commitment to develop together. (NLT)

It is the dream of every single person to want to get hooked some-day, some consider what needs be considered before venturing into such life time relationship while some look at the ephemeral reasons why they have to enter into relationship. In any of the case, the result is obvious as we see in many marriages today, most of which only operate houses and not homes.

WHO DO YOU CALL YOUR LOVE?
It is important for us to understand the concept of love because it really goes beyond what many of us consider it to be, and then we run into it with wrong motive and perception, that is why some people say they ‘fall in love’, and in reality, love is not a ground for falling but for walking, when you fall in love, you can never be in control.  Tell your neighbor, ‘you are not called to fall in love.’
If you do not first see God as your love, you will miss everything about love and lust will be the dominating factor in your life because God is the author of love.

The person you refer to now as the love of your life should be the person you are very well convinced that you want to share and live the remaining part of your life with, he/she is going to become a partner (part owner) of everything that pertains to you in life. So, carefully and prayerfully choose the ‘love of your life’.

YOUR HEART AND NOT YOUR BODY
Many in relationship today primarily give plenty of consideration to the body of their partner than their heart, and in cases where the body has more value placed on it than the heart, there is certainty that heart-break will be the aftermath effect of such relations.
There are certain actions that come into play – necking, pecking, kissing, caressing, romancing, and sex, when the body of the partner is what matters and not the heart and emotions.

“Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field; do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” Song of Solomon 3:5

The bible passage above states that you should not awaken this desire until it is right to do so, and when is it right? In marriage, where you are both licensed to have right to each other’s body. Awakening the body causes wreck to the body carrier because the moment you get exposed to the actions untimely, you find it difficult to stop such as your body craves for the touch of the opposite sex from time to time and the result will be excessive sexual relationship before marriage. Note that, if you get engaged in sex before marriage and you get accustomed, there is a very serious tendency that you will not enjoy sex when married, it may result to boredom, lost of interest, extra-marital affairs etc.

2 Samuel 13:1-5 – the lust issue between Amnon and Tamar.

You are the daughter of Jerusalem the bible speaks of and you are not expected to do the deed when not right. Arousing your body when not time could lead to destroying your future and it’s going to be disastrous if embarked upon. Sanctity is the glory of being married as a virgin (male/female).

Your body comes into play when marriage is activated and that is when your can practice – your love, your body. 1 Corinthians 7:3-5.

There is need for you either as a male or a female to keep your body (God’s temple – 1 Corinthians 3:16) holy until you get married, because it is in marriage alone that you are authorized and licensed to get your body involved with another, anything short of this is a sin.

- Exposition on 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7
“It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honourable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.”

CONCLUSION
We are called to stay pure (virgin) until when we are ready, you can become a virgin again before God if you retrace your way back to God and make amends, then God will see you with a new look and give you a husband or wife that sees you as such.
May we continue to live pleasantly before God in Jesus’ name. Amen.

God bless you. Shalom!

Pastor 'Wale D. Adekanye
The Mouth Piece of God 


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