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April 24, 2012
"Another Affair to Forget"
Scripture Reading:
Proverbs 5:3,8 (HCSB) Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil, ... Keep your way far from her. Don’t go near the door of her house.
Proverbs 5:3,8 (HCSB) Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil, ... Keep your way far from her. Don’t go near the door of her house.
Devotional Reading:
Affairs occur because husbands and wives grow apart from each other and grow closer to someone else. It is that simple. Their obedience to God, the strength of their love for each other and the moral commitment that sustained the vow wanes, and they fall. Hollywood frequently portrays affairs as sudden, passionate exchanges between handsome men and beautiful women that reach an intensity their marriages never can. And, sometimes that is true, but it is certainly not the norm. Emotions often intensify in forbidden pleasures. Every kid knows the stolen cookie tastes sweeter than the one served openly on a platter. While some affairs may occur suddenly and without warning, I don’t believe that is the norm. In most cases, affairs are the result of a gradual decline in positive affection and behavior towards one’s spouse, and the gradual development of those feelings and actions toward a third party.
The man forgets his vows, his wife, his kids. The woman forgets her vows, her husband, her kids. They make arrangements, they meet, they fall. It’s not a sudden fall. It is the final act in a series of events that has progressed for weeks, months, sometimes even years. At any juncture in the process the husband or wife could have followed Solomon’s advice: “Keep to a path far from her/him, do not go near the door of her/his house (or office or motel room).” God promises that “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it” (1 Corinthians 10:13). We need to claim that promise when any temptation assails our heart, including the attraction of another person. Remember the warning of the Sage from many years ago, “The lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil ... Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house ...” The absolute worse part of the affair is retribution or the get even. The offended spouse acts in a manner of total deceit and vindictiveness. Whereas the original affair may not have been thought out and done in selfishness, the other spouse cheating to get even is much worse and done with all malicious and viciousness (much like a prostitute working for money)!
The man forgets his vows, his wife, his kids. The woman forgets her vows, her husband, her kids. They make arrangements, they meet, they fall. It’s not a sudden fall. It is the final act in a series of events that has progressed for weeks, months, sometimes even years. At any juncture in the process the husband or wife could have followed Solomon’s advice: “Keep to a path far from her/him, do not go near the door of her/his house (or office or motel room).” God promises that “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it” (1 Corinthians 10:13). We need to claim that promise when any temptation assails our heart, including the attraction of another person. Remember the warning of the Sage from many years ago, “The lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil ... Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house ...” The absolute worse part of the affair is retribution or the get even. The offended spouse acts in a manner of total deceit and vindictiveness. Whereas the original affair may not have been thought out and done in selfishness, the other spouse cheating to get even is much worse and done with all malicious and viciousness (much like a prostitute working for money)!
Keep the Son in your eyes,
Pastor Ben J Lahay
Galatians 2:20
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