Flee from Sexual Immorality

"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." - Ephesians 5:3 (NIV) I recently heard from a young woman who wanted to know what the Bible had to say about sex before marriage. She said that she wasn't talking about having sex with several people before marriage, but about two Christians who truly loved each other and intended to marry. The fact is that I receive questions like these on a regular basis, even though in most cases, the people asking the questions don't really want to hear my answers. They would much rather hear me say something like, "God says it's okay, as long as two people really love each other," than to hear me say, "God has established very clear boundaries for sexual relations in His Word." The Scriptures are filled with warnings against God's people having sex outside the bonds of marriage. And why is this so? Because God loves us and wants to protect us from the awful consequences that this kind of immorality can have. Some of these consequences are unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and mental illness. A former president of the American Psychiatric Association has said, "Premarital [physical] relationships resulting from the so-called new morality have greatly increased the number of young people in mental hospitals." Much of the mail I receive on a daily basis is from people who are suffering mentally and emotionally, because of their involvement in relationships that were not God's will for them. "Fornication" is sex between two people who are not married to each other. It's a word that is rarely used these days, except in some translations of the Bible, such as the King James Version. Most translations use the term, "sexual immorality," but the meaning is the same. Scripture says, "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body." (1 Corinthians 6:18-20 NIV) When we accepted Christ's sacrifice on the Cross as payment for our sins, we gave up the right to mistreat, abuse, or neglect our bodies, or to use them in unholy ways. One of the reasons why God has given us His Holy Spirit is so that we can live the holy and pure lives that He's called us to. The Bible says: "But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God--who chose you to be His children--is holy. For He Himself has said, 'You must be holy because I am holy.'" (1 Peter 1:15-16 NLT) Anytime we begin to doubt how seriously our holy God takes sexual immorality, we need only look at verses like Hebrews 12:14 (NLT), which says: "Seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord." The apostle Paul issues a stern warning when he tells us: "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers...will inherit the kingdom of God." (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NASB) The Bible makes it clear that sexual sins will keep multitudes of people out of the kingdom of God, unless they turn to the Lord in sincere repentance. Don't let people tell you that the Bible is outdated, and that its principles don't apply to us any longer. God clearly tells us in His Word, "I am the Lord, and I do not change." (Malachi 3:6 NLT) And elsewhere, the Scriptures say, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. " (Hebrews 13:8 NIV) God is not going to change His mind about His righteous laws, and it's up to us to decide if we are going to break them, or obey them. Those of us who love God, ourselves, and the people we are in relationship with will choose the path of obedience. Years ago, I heard a godly man say that whatever we compromise God's Word to gain, we will eventually lose. Sexual immorality never saves relationships--it destroys them. And consider this--if you involve yourself in relationships that are not of God, you will delay, or even forfeit, the perfect mate He has ordained for you. If you are a parent, or hope to be one someday, be aware that the Bible says that how you live your life will affect future generations. (Numbers 14:18) Sexual immorality, like other sins, can open a door for the devil to come into our lives and families to "steal, kill, and destroy." (John 10:10) Don't let Satan and his cohorts rob you of the awesome future that God has in store for you. Today, choose to flee from sexual immorality, knowing that when you do, you'll have all the help of heaven on your side! Prayer: Lord, when I'm tempted to yield to sexual sin, help me to instantly turn to You in prayer. Give me the strength and the wisdom to stay away from people and situations that would lead me into sin. Thank Yofor giving me the grace to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live a self-controlled, upright and godly life in this present age! (Titus 2:11-12 NIV

Step Out of the Natural, into the Supernatural

"After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, ‘Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.'” (Revelation 4: 1)

Please understand that one’s position in the realm of the spirit is very important with regards to receiving spiritual information, and the type of information one has access to, determines how efficiently one can wage warfare and maneuver in the spirit and in the natural. For example, when nations are at war, they risk lives and spend a lot of money on spying on one another because they all want critical information that might help them win the war, and the same is

true in the spirit.

In the anchor scripture, God wanted to show John something but He wanted him to step up out from the natural and step into the supernatural before He could show him. “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne, and He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads, and from the throne proceeded lightning, thundering, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.” (Revelations 4: 2-5) He had previously seen the door of heaven opened but he needed to step into the spirit realm to see the things in heaven. There was no way John would have seen the throne of Jehovah, the twenty four elders and their thrones at the natural level.

It is common to remain in the natural, but it’s uncommon to climb up into the spirit realm because it takes inner tenacity, spiritual intensity, discipline, commitment and courage to climb up the mountain of prayer, have an intimate relationship with Jehovah, and access spiritual power.

Beloved it is time to gird your loins and step up your prayer life so you will be able to apprehend,

comprehend and perceive effectively and accurately the matters of the spirit and have the upper hand in your dealings.

PRAYER:

By divine authority, I command the eyes of my understanding to be enlightened to see into the will of God for my life.

And now I deploy the hand of the Lord and I switch off from all natural activities that interrupt my prayer life.

I declare the spirit of the Lord is upon me. From henceforth I connect into the supernatural mantle of prayer.

I command my inner man to be stirred up to lift up supplications and petitions to the Lord continuously in Jesus’ name.

#SpeakingLife: ITS TIME TO GO UP

” … On Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.” (Obadiah 1: 17)

Have you ever climbed to the top of a tall building before? How far could you see? How different was the view at the top from your view on the ground? I believe your view at the top of the building was comparatively better and wider than that of the view on the ground. The higher one goes the better one sees and hears. Engineers put radio masts on the tallest buildings in cities and in towns or on mountains or on hills, and there is a reason for that. They do so in order to get good reception for the communication gadgets used by customers because the higher they go the better the services they are able to provide.

Satellites are put in space beyond the earth’s surface, some take pictures of the planet, which help meteorologists predict weather patterns with accuracy and track hurricanes, some take pictures of other planets, the sun, black holes, dark matter or faraway galaxies. These pictures help scientists better understand the solar system and universe. Satellites can also see into space better than telescopes that are positioned on the Earth because satellites fly above the clouds, dust and molecules in the atmosphere that can block the view from ground level. The bird’s eye view that satellites have allows them to large areas of Earth at one time. This ability means satellites can collect more data faster than instruments on the ground.

The above information tells us that the higher one can go, the better one’s ability to receive information and have better perspectives of whatever he/ she is dealing with and so are things in the spirit realm. That’s why we have to climb up from a lower altitude to a higher altitude in the spirit through the activity of prayer and obtain heavenly perceptions of the things we are dealing with here on earth and have supreme victory in everything we do.

PRAYER:

By divine authority, I disconnect myself from all evil forces preventing me from climbing to a higher altitude in life.

Now I command my freedom by the supernatural powers of the holy ghost and I loose myself from all personal character and attitude holding me from experiencing the supernatural height in Christ and I declare by the help of the Holy Spirit that I am moving into higher altitude in areas of my life in Jesus’ name

#SpeakingLife Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,

but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

MUSIC: Rev. fr. Wilfred Joe Yinah VC - I'm now with Jesus

Rev. fr. Wilfred Joe Yinah of the via Christi Order of Catholic Clerics premieres on our platform with the first single off his debut album titled 'I'm now with Jesus'. A really soothing declaration of his stance with Jesus, the Savior of the world. This song comes at a time when Christendom is facing a lot of challenges and oppositions with alot of brethrens backsliding and some even renouncing their faith. it is therefore noteworthy that this cleric has stepped forward to tell the world of his stance with Christ Jesus.

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