It was a shocking tragedy. A 15 year-old boy was strangled by the family’s pet. The slender youth had gone to an upstairs bedroom to play with an 11 foot Burmese python. Nobody is sure how it happened, but the supposedly tame snake turned into a killer that took the boy’s life. Why play with a powerful snake that can turn into a horrifying agent of death? Why even bring such a potentially dangerous creature into the house? This news story changes the adage “Don’t play with fire!” into a flashing warning signal. (Our Daily Bread/12/94) Being involved in sex outside of marriage is like playing with fire. We will not be the only ones to get burned, and to feel the affects of this act of disobedience. God intended sex to be between a man and a woman (Read Matthew 19:4-6) It makes the intimate statement that there is love for each another, a care for each another, a feeling of security, that we will be there for each other. Opposite this, in the act of adultery, is the selfish desire to find satisfaction in our sexual desires. And it doesn't go any further than that. To God the act of adultery is sin. It is breaking one of the ten commandments. (Exodus 20:14) It is like giving someone a present, all wrapped up in pretty paper, with pretty bows, and only to find nothing inside. God placed the act of sex in marriage, not to rob us, but to protect us, and to have the enjoyment of it, be right with Him, and us. (GP)
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