Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV) 27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery’.28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Lust has been around since man began to populate the earth. It’s not anything new.
But I dare to say that lust is a much bigger problem these days than it was even 100 years ago. Changing trends in society have created a healthier environment for lust to breed in.
Computer technology has made it easier for immoral material to be distributed and propagated.
Fashions have changed drastically, creating new ways for members of both genders to display their flesh for the opposite sex to see and lust after outside of the privacy of our homes.
It has become hard to go into public places without seeing people with their private body parts partially or even near-fully exposed, parading around like there’s nothing wrong. Even the clothing itself leaves little to the imagination.
This presents a two-fold problem for believers. First, seeing people in this state of dress can make it very easy to lust after someone. So we need to be careful to train ourselves not to have wandering eyes, looking at things that can lead us to temptation.
And on the other hand we, as believers, need to make sure we’re not following the fashion trends and causing others to lust. Clothing keeps getting smaller and more revealing. What we wear in the privacy of our homes, with our spouse, is our own business. But when we’re in public, we need to keep ourselves accountable to God and follow His leading.
So please take this as a gentle reminder that this is an area where we can all use a little nudge once in a while to keep us on track. Let God speak to you when it comes to what we wear and what we look at.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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