By Ambrose.J.Chakre | EMN
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Psalm 119:9
Every commitment made in the truth is a depiction of the feelings within. It is not by impurity that we can please God but by holiness. The truth regarding this reality is that the acts of our ways will either speak for us or be against us. The world in its unholiness will never endorse God’s Word, on the contrary the evils of it will only revolt against the truth. The test of our faith comes in various ways and with every test we pass, the honor of promotion will surely come in great and unexpected ways. Let me make an illustration? Suppose a ‘virgin’ is pledge to be married to a holy man, the engaged bride will desire to be faithful to her husband even before the marriage takes place. This is what love is and it is only by this virtue that we can truly please God who is our Husband and our King and Lord.
Remember, the sins of this world will only try to cause the downfall of many but those who are secured in the truth will only become more and more established in what they love. Since time is limited I am prompted to write this: Holiness is not about posing seductively for advertisements; neither is it evidenced in a naughty acts prompted by naughty thoughts. A man cannot be a slave of two masters and a woman cannot be the wife of two husbands but only one. This allegory is a clear depiction of what God’s children must be established in. The desire for purity must reign supreme in the lives of every loved sons and daughters of God. It has to be remembered that true relationship is all about honoring the relationship and it will also be by how loyal we are to Christ which will also determine how much we honor God.
This desire has to be honored and unless we love deeply, we cannot truly love God. Forsaking this greatest commandment will only invite greater curses against the enemies of Christ. It is only when we live by the Word that our lives will begin to reflect the word. The stance of our commitment to Christ will only get better with every meditation and worship we give to the truth. Every young man must keep himself pure by living according to the word and every young woman must keep herself pure by being devoted to her husband as she would to the Lord. Remember, the Word is the Lord and if we truly walk in the light, we shall not be darkened by sin but we shall be consumed by the brightness of God’s beauty. The choice to either live in purity or unholiness is the church’s choice. The church must be holy.
