Evils of illicit sex and sexual lusts

Evils of illicit sex and sexual lusts

Posted on January 18, 2009 Updated on January 17, 2009

Memorise: “What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh” (1 Cor 6:16)

Read: Zechariah 13:5-9

Pastor E. Adeboye 

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones” (Zechariah 13:7).

Another evil of sexual sin is that it robs a family or congregation of its cover. The fastest way to make a man redundant, and useless to his family, is through immorality. If a pastor is caught in the web of fornication, he ceases to provide spiritual cover for the sheep.

 From that moment, enemy arrows shot at members that should have passed over them, will hit their mark because the leader has broken the hedge. This is one reason we should intercede for our head and leader. Some people refuse to pray for their pastors as a way of punishment.

But they are only punishing themselves. If you intercede regularly for your pastor, leaders, husband, etc. you are only helping yourself. If you refuse to pray for them and they fail, it will affect you. There are several hawks Satan has sent in the form of strange men and women against established homes. You need to pray against them so that your family will not be a victim. Every satanic hawk sent to steal your spouse and scatter the family shall be roasted by fire in Jesus’ Name.

According to Proverbs 5:10-11, fornication is a basis for wealth transfer. It says fornication digs a hole in your reserves and before you know it, your wealth is in the hands of strangers. That means that it is the root cause of poverty. But the enemy tries to present a different picture – as if you can be rich through fornication. Anything you acquired through trafficking in fornication is a curse, not an increase.

It will bring you sorrow and cause you regret. There is no gain in fornication! Every reward of sexual immorality gives the devil legal grounds to nail the recipient. Fornication is the height of spiritual filth. Every reward of immorality is filthy. Is someone promising you Heaven and earth in exchange for illicit sex? Never yield! The only pay you can get is hell.

Another evil of fornication is that it erodes your health and life span (Proverbs 5:11). It attracts all sex related sicknesses and diseases. Some think using condoms and other contraceptives can prevent infections and conception. Fornication is not only physical, but also spiritual. 1 Corinthians 6:16 says whenever you fornicate, there is a physical bonding that has spiritual implications. If a woman is cursed and she fornicates with a man, the curses on her and demons chasing her will affect the man. Ask God to give you intense hatred against all forms of sexual sin.

Poverty alleviation is the theme of most developmental programmes of nations today. Unfortunately, they never fight against the root cause of spiritual and physical poverty – fornication!