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When God sent his only son to die on the cross for our sins. It is not only, the ultimate sacrifice, it is, as well, the ultimate precious gift.
Romans 3:25 NLT For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past.
Through out the Bible, God continues to show us, how the act of a gift is not only, anointed , honorable, but precious as well. So precious , he warns us, the wages , if we did not honor his precious gift.
Romans 6:23 KJV For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
When you think about, God has been gifting from the beginning. The Garden Of Eden and Eve was A gift to Adam.
Genesis 2:8 NLT Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east , and there he placed the man he had made.
Genesis 2:18 NLT Then the Lord God said " It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.
One again, he warned Adam, what would happened, if this precious gift was not honored.
Genesis 2 15-17 NLT 15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. 16 But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden- 17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die".
I can list two million reasons, which resulted to my failed marriage, but today, I will focus only on two.
One:
Not one time, did I involve God in the process, in picking my husband. So there goes the foundation of that marriage, already doomed and I did not even know it. Marriage, is an honorable gift, but I was so wrapped up in that big platinum ring on my finger and busy trying to prove my naysayers wrong. I was like, God who. Notice, in Genesis 2:18 God made a helper for Adam, who is just right for him. God made the helper. Adam, did not make the helper or pick his helper. Key words, JUST RIGHT FOR HIM!
Matthew 7: 24-27 NLT 24 "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it, is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it, is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods comes and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash".
Two:
I said to him at the time, I do not let men in my apartment for a while. I needed to be comfortable first. We need to take a STD and HIV test first before we have sex. And I had some rule , about waiting for some time before I had sex. Because I was basing my decisions solely on wordily standards. At the time, I though I was being honorable, respectful smart woman. I was building my foundation on wordily principles not Biblical principles. This is why, when the flood came, my marriage crashed.
Celibacy, is not about holding out, so you can get the man you want and respect. It is about honoring the precious gift God has given you. Celibacy is about loving God, respecting his gift, honoring his word (his commandants).
One of the main reasons why women say, they cannot be celibate, they need to know what they are getting. Celibacy is about faith and trusting God , will pick the mate that is just right for you. Celibacy is a conviction .
When a woman , knows she is with child, she does not drink or smoke , so she does not harm that child. That is a way of honoring the gift of life, that is growing in you. Being celibate is honoring God, it has nothing to do with , holding out to get a man. It is so much more then that! It is about, loving God so much, you will not do anything to harm your savior. Celibacy is saying to God, I love you!
Single ladies, a real man of God, will honor and respect your gift. Any man, that demands to have sex before marriage, is not a man who honors God. If he does not respect and honor God. He will NEVER honor and respect you. When a marriage is not build on the foundation of God, it will fail. When you do not honor the gift of marriage, the wrath of God will fall on you.
No matter how pretty your are, how great you are in bed, how great your rocking the mic skills are, how educated you are, how successful you are and how your cooking skills are off the chain. You will continue to feel empty, until you decide to honor the gift God gave you. If jumping bed to bed, is so filling , why are you so empty. Making your sole purpose in life, to find a man, will leave you empty.
Ezekiel 16:33-34 NLT 33 Prostitutes charge for their services-but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you. 34 So you are opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of them paying you!
When are you are going to stop giving your gift out?
Serving God, is not about, I will be a Christian to find a man. It is about , God sending his only son to die for your sin. It is about gratitude , love, conviction and purpose. It is about being a living sacrifice to God.
Romans 12:1-2 NLT 1 And so, dear brothers and sisters. I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he had done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind he will find acceptance. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Do not copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Honor that God send his only son, to die for your sins.
Honor the precious gift of life
Honor the precious gift of marriage
Honor your body as a precious gift
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