To the ADULTERER,
the Potter loves you.
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed
kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. (NIV)
In today’s times, it has become
popular to covet what one is not supposed to have. The desire for what is forbidden seems to have the same appeal
as it did with Eve in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that
the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also
desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to
her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (NIV) Many movies, television
programs, music, books, dating services, and more either endorse and/or promote
an adulterous lifestyle. To go a step further, some people get an adrenaline
rush just to know that they were able to get away with something that only the
active participants know about…or so they think.
Morals often have often gone down the
drain and passions intensify at the thought of having something or being with
someone who isn’t theirs. Unfortunately, the desire to have someone else’s
spouse for pleasure, sexual satisfaction or to fill a sense of emptiness has
caused many innocent people to be hurt, broken, and families to be torn apart. Proverbs
6:32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys
himself. (NIV)
Many adulterers tend to make excuses
for their indecent behavior such as:
“I
wasn’t happy in my marriage.”
“I
was not getting my needs met.”
“I stayed for the children, so I just had an
affair.”
“I
was lonely and needed some companionship.”
“I
liked the way he/she made me feel.”
However,
if you noticed the common denominator with all of them…you will see that they
all included or alluded to the word “I.” Sin is often brought on by selfishness
because after all, you deserve to be happy at all cost. Right? Sorry, but
WRONG! 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a
person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against
their own body. (NIV) The consequences of unfaithfulness leave an ugly
stain and can hurt not only ourselves, but innocent parties.
Marriage is to be taken seriously in
the eyes of God because it is an example of His faithfulness to us as His
bride. God has a desire to be in relationship with His children, but when we
are disobedient to Him by not following His righteous ways, we break that
covenant. We become adulterous because we have turned our love to another. Nehemiah
1:8 “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you
are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations…” (NIV) When
someone breaks the covenant of marriage, they are not only being unfaithful to
their spouse, but they are breaking their covenant between themselves and God. This
is why God never intended for us to commit adultery.
Exodus
20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” (NIV)
We find the story of a woman caught
in the act of adultery in the Bible. John 8:3 The teachers of the law and
the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before
the group. (NIV) She was brought before Jesus to see if He would pass
judgment in accordance to the laws of Moses upon her. The religious leaders of
the day were always trying to find a way to entrap Jesus in a desperate attempt
to discredit who He was. They thought for certain that they would have Him this
time. The religious leaders knew that Jesus spoke about love from the Father
and that there was no way that He would tell them to punish her. Stoning was
the punishment administered to someone found guilty of such as act. Therefore,
they thought that they finally had something they could say that He did wrong. John
8:6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for
accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his
finger. (NIV)
Jesus looked at the woman and knelt down
without saying a word. This must have agitated the religious leaders because
they were waiting for an immediate response. Nevertheless, Jesus just began
writing in the dirt. The Bible doesn’t say exactly what Jesus was writing, but
it could have been some of their own secret sins. Jesus finally spoke and told
them that anyone who was without sin could cast the first stone. John
8:7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them,
“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
(NIV) This had to surprise the religious leaders because it was not the
answer that they were expecting. One by one, however, they began to leave until
none were left. The story goes on to say that Jesus forgave the woman of her
sins and told her to go and sin no more.
One can possibly imagine the shame
that was felt by the woman. She was brought before countless others and her sin
was exposed. The Bible doesn’t mention anything about the man with whom she had
the affair with. Sin exposed often leaves you out to dry alone even while having
committed it with someone else. Sin aims to disgrace, degrade, humiliate and tarnish
the character and reputation of the guilty party. The enemy will have your name
run in the mud and only by the blood of Jesus can you be restored. Yet, that’s
exactly what He does. The Potter RESTORES. Romans 5:10 For if, while we were God’s
enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more,
having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (NIV)
Nothing is ever too bad that you
have done where you can’t receive forgiveness if you lay it at the Potter’s
feet. He loves you unconditionally and is there to clean up your life and make
you whole once again. If you or someone you know have been stained by the sin
of adultery, there is cleansing in the blood of the Lamb. All you have to do is
visit the Potter’s House. Once you walk in, your life will never be the same.
The Potter will take your filthy rags of sin, and dip them in the blood that
was shed for you. Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the
unforgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. (NIV)
Let go of the sin and allow Him to change your heart today.
