Wholly Holy

Heres something thats been bugging me and I know God HATES it too!

Everyone has seen the news aboute those terrible incidents with a bunch of school boys sexually assaulting and the police said last night raping a girl and catching it on video and selling dvds of it at school. (They did a bunch of other things too but not going into that just yet...) We see how companies are using sex to sell ALL their products, from cars to drinks, and not to mention sexualising girls toys and clothes. If you look up from the street on Bourke street infront of KFC you will see a massive billboard with a woman with her hand down her pants.

Is this harmless? I dont think so.

1 in 3 women have been sexually abused here in Australia. And that is only the ones that have been reported. Thousands more go unreported. How does this relate you say?

Women are treated like meat. Men see them and think they have to have 'that'. That is just a fact. Men are extremely lustful, undresing women with their eyes and to the least just "checking them out."

Jesus had something to say about this. "Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully (and this applies to women looking at women or men aswell) has already committed adultery with her in his heart!" Matthew 5:28

Our word is getting worse in this area. If you look at TV 10, 15 or 20 years ago the normal adds we have now would have been banned. How much worse will it be in another 10 years?

Sexualising men and women is now the norm and we are abusing the preciois gift of sex from God. It is sinful and we need to stand up as Christians. We need to show the world that we are all created in the image of God and that God loves us all. We need to highlight the precious worth of every individual. So, heres a challenge,

Men, tackle your problem with lust. Pray. Form lust support groups or get mentors and accountability partners to rid yourself of such sin. It is possible and God will help. Make a stand in the world by not perving on women, not talking about women as objects and be counter cultural and tell people that its not ok.

Women, dress modestly, you too can form groups and get mentors. Dont lead men into sin by making them lust after you. Dont buy the lie the world is giving you that you are a piece of meat. You are worth soooo much more than that! Dont let men use you, dont sell yourself or give yourself away. You are much more special than an object of lust.

Jesus didnt finish by just saying dont look lustfully, immediately after He said continued, "If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell." Matthew 5:29-30