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It amazes me what Paul felt he had to say to this group of
Christians in Ephesus: “You are God’s
children, so try to be like Him …
There must be no sexual sin among you … No one will have a place in the kingdom
of Christ and of God who [habitually] sins sexually, or does evil things, or
covets.”
Evidently some of this was going on in the church and needed
to be addressed.
My commentary mentioned the fact that sexual sin and
coveting were listed together, and how most readers would think there was a
great deal of difference (and “graveness”) between those sins. But the commentary said, “The two sins are but
different expressions of the same basic
weakness of fallen nature – uncontrolled
appetite. The fornicator and the
covetous person each desire to satisfy
the appetite by taking what does not belong to them.”
Father God, You created us with appetites and intended them
for Your glory. What You did for a good purpose, Satan attempts to use to
pervert Your creation in an effort to dishonor Your glory. Help us all to lose our entitlement mentality – our thinking that we deserve to be happy at all costs – and to submit our lives to You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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