Thought For Today - February 28, 2024
The Strange Woman!
By: Robert A. Searles
As well as warning us to beware of the folly of the lust of the flesh
as it pertains to falling into the sin of adultery, the mention of the
strange woman in scripture typifies , and speaks of anything that would
draw us away from God. Adultery in scripture also has a twofold meaning,
in that, not only does it pertain to the actual act of physical
adultery, but , it also typifies and speaks of the act of turning away
from our first love, who, for the Christian and child of God, is our
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
The command given to us that we should not commit adultery is a twofold
command to warn us not to leave our physical mates for another, but,
also , it is a warning to the bride of Christ for us not to become
involved in any affair that would constitute our committing spiritual
adultery against our first love. So, the mention of the strange woman in
the scriptures speaks of any thing, or any one, that would draw us away
from God, and his perfect will for us. Speaking of the strange woman,
Proverbs 5: 4 says: "her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two edged
sword."
What are the results of yielding to those things that draw us away from God?
When we are drawn away from God and commit adultery with other Gods, we
are cast about by every wind or doctrine. We are like the chaff that is
blown about by the wind, according to Proverbs 5:6 an unstable life
without foundation where it says -"Lest thou shouldest ponder the paths
of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them".
What are some of the strange women in our lives with whom we commit
adultery? Could it be an non-confessed sin that draws us out of
fellowship with God? Could it be a grievance of the Holy Spirit because
of something that we have not made right, perhaps a broken promise, or
an non-kept vow? Could it be that there is some person, husband, wife,
son or daughter, mother, father , or friend, that we desire their
admiration, respect, and esteem so much that we would turn aside from
God for them? Is the strange woman in our lives our material
possessions, our house, our car, our business, bank accounts, our job?
Is it our education? Is it our standing in the community?
Whatever it is that draws us away from God and causes us not to put God
at the very pinnacle of our lives, and the seat of our conscious
worship, is nothing but an adulterous whore, and we are warned to seek
wisdom that we may be kept away from the strange woman which flattereth
with her words.
Following the strange woman means ultimate destruction. God admonishes
us not to be a wanderer away from God. Be true to your first love. Be
true to the wife of your youth. Bride of Christ, be true to the one who
has bought you and married you.
Thou shalt have no other Gods before thee. Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart and with all thy soul. So shalt thou keep his
commandments and live. - -
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