There have been several popular online dating services advertising specifically to people who are married or in a committed relationship. Their slogans were all similar saying something like, ‘Life is short. Have an affair.’ During the height of the COVID pandemic, these companies we adding upwards of 17,000 new members a day.
There have been books written by prominent “authorities” on the subject of marriage suggesting that adultery may be good for health in marriages. Nothing could possibly be further from the truth.
Intimate relationships require faithfulness. The Lord ‘frustrates the words of the unfaithful’ (Proverbs 22:12). ‘The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit’ (v.14). Adultery breaks the faithfulness of marriage and is therefore a ‘deep pit’.
‘Whoever loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for a friend’ (v.11). Here, the writer is referring to a human king. Amazingly, we are invited to be friends with the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords…Jesus Christ!
Friendship itself requires effort. We have to keep choosing to show love and faithfulness in our actions to maintain an intimate relationship. ‘The loafer says, “There’s a lion on the loose! If I go out I’ll be eaten alive!”’ (Proverbs 22:13). In other words, the lazy person makes far-fetched excuses as to why they do not have to get up and expend any effort.
Are you truly committed to your relationship with Christ?
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