Scripture to Read: 1 Corinthians 7:1–2
Marriage is the beautiful union between a man and a woman, as God unites the two together as one. Marriage is a gift from God. Therefore, we must guard this incredible gift. God used Paul to write to the Christians in Corinth about the marriage relationship. We read in 1 Corinthians 7:1–2, “Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.” The Christians in Corinth had written a letter to Paul asking him about the biblical standard for marriage. So, God led Paul to answer them. God had Paul tell them that no one should engage in any kind of sexual relationship outside of the marriage bond. God also had the writer of Hebrews record this in Hebrews 13:4: “Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” God does not turn a blind eye to those who willingly fulfill their sexual desires in an ungodly manner. God will judge those who willingly sin by fulfilling their sexual desires outside the bonds of the marriage relationship. God designed us to have sexual desires, but those desires are to be fulfilled only in a relationship between a husband and his wife. For married people, guard the marriage bed to honor our Lord. For those who are single, submit your sexual desires to the Lord (2 Timothy 2:22).
Challenge & Application
What did God teach you today about sexual desires, and do we honor Him through those desires?
Why must we submit our sexual desires under the authority of our Lord?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!