"You cry out, “Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?” I’ll tell you why! Because the Lord witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vow.
I would like to write today addressing men but this topic does not only apply to men.
Keeping your marriage vow is key to receiving God's blessings. No matter how bad one feels, it does not justify breaking a vow especially a marriage covenant. All vows must be honored except vows made against the Lord. Despite a growing modern acceptance, divorce does not please the Lord.
It has become common for men to justify adultery with various reasons, to the extent that a dating website was created to provide a way to indulge in this act discretely. Only that these secret affairs became public affairs! It brought great disgrace to discover several highly influential individuals, even in the church, who were involved in this. This caused a few to admit their affairs and ask for forgiveness. I agree that they be forgiven, as we all need forgiveness too, I ask myself one question, if this hack did not make their act public would they have been honest enough to repent on their own?
Many are currently cheating on their spouse but do not intend to admit it. For instance, the chats you have been sharing with your female colleague, can you show it to your wife? Can we publish your interactions with the opposite sex and not be embarrassed? Every secret thing will be made public on the day of judgement and all sins that have not been confessed or wiped by the blood of Jesus will be displayed. Will we be disgraced by what is shown on that day?
Jesus takes adultery to a whole new different level in the scripture below. He says
Mat 5:27-28 (CEV) You know the commandment which says, "Be faithful in marriage." But I tell you that if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts
I think this raises the bar for every married man. From my understanding of the above scripture, you do not have to have slept physically with a woman to have committed adultery! I bet you don't hear this kind of messages often from the pulpit.
Our hearts are prone to misbehave and like one guards a garrison, our hearts need to be under constant guard and protection, lest by the deceitfulness of the flesh, the heart leads us away from our vows to God and our spouse. Trust God to help you.
Keep your marriage vows and repent if you have been unfaithful.
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