King
James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Thursday,
November 26, 2015
Chapters: 1
Corinthians 5-8
Message
Title: Be
A Vessel Of Honor

Hello My Friend,

Fornication,
this is not something we like to talk about, in fact, it's a very
dirty word among not only those in the world, but in the church as
well. What exactly is fornication? It's any immoral act done with the
body. We all know that premarital sex is fornication, but so is
adultery, drug addiction, food addiction, homosexuality, yes, I dare
say it, alcohol addiction, and idolatry. We can think and do a lot of
sinful things, but acts of the flesh carry a heavy weight on us if we
don't get a handle on them. “Flee
fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he
that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.” -
1 Corinthians 6:18.

My old church has a motto, “Come as
you are, leave better.” The Christian life is not one of just
knowing that you accepted Christ as your Saviour and are saved from
hell, it's a life of progress. While our works do not get us to
heaven and God for our salvation they do play a part in our lives
after we are saved. Yes, all are welcome to come to church no matter
what they have done, but as we allow Christ to live in and through
us, He should become prominent in our lives. As Paul learned what was
going on with the Corinthians he was disturbed by some of the
incidents that he found, in his letter he addresses those who were
not only condoning fornication in the church, but something rather
incestuous. He reminds them that they are saved under the blood of
Christ, and that is more cause to live a moral life, he literally
tells them to kick the fornicators out of the church.

“Purge
out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are
unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with
the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth. I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company
with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this
world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for
then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto
you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a
fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard,
or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to
do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are
within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away
from among yourselves that wicked person.” - 1 Corinthians
5:7-13.

“that ye may be a new
lump,” As we allow Christ to live in and through us, He
purges out the old leaven, the sinful things we had no idea were sin
until we knew Christ, and replaces them with godly things. Until we
remove the bad lumps, including people that keep us in sin, we will
suffer greatly. I've been there, twelve years ago I was living with a
man, he had to go because he had no intentions of living his life for
Christ. You want to know why the churches are a mess? It's because
sinful behavior is condoned and even accepted in them. Like I said,
we are work in progress, we are not perfect, but we are not to
condone sinful behavior, especially in the church. Paul lists all the
things that contribute to fornication, reminding them that they are
justified by Christ.

“Know ye not
that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are
washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of
the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. All things are lawful
unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for
me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for the
belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and
them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the
Lord for the body.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-13.

“And
such were some of you:” Effeminate is a man that acts like a
woman, abusers of themselves with mankind is homosexuality, being
covetous is lusting for what others have, these are all acts of
fornication. When we accept Christ as our Saviour we are washed clean
from all these things. Praise God! Anyone committing these acts, even
if they are saved faces severe repercussions in doing so. “What?
know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is
in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are
bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which are God's.”- 1 Corinthians 6:19,20.

In
reality, the world has no idea what they are naturally doing is sin,
that is why it is important for the church to explain it right from
the Word of God. Another act of fornication that Paul addresses is
food, eating things that are offered by idols.“Now
as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have
knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. As concerning
therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice
unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that
there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called
gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and
lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are
all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all
things, and we by him. Howbeit there is not in every man that
knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it
as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is
defiled.” - 1 Corinthians 8:1,4-7.

“and
their conscience being weak is defiled.” Things offered to
idols, one of the biggest ways to deceive people is by offering them
food or other comforts. Think about it, I have seen several converts
turn to false religion because they gave them food or money. We have
to be careful where we get things from, and what we do when offered
them. We were bought with a price, Christ gave His
life for us so we don't
have to end up burning in the lake of fire. We should be honored that
Jesus Christ has chosen us to set an example and show others that
while we were once dead in sin we are now risen from the dead and
alive through Him.
Our bodies have been redeemed by His atoning sacrifice, let's show Him our
gratitude by being a vessel of honor, not
dishonor. “If
a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto
honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto
every good work.” - 2 Timothy
2:21.

Today's Prayer:
God, Thank You for sending Your Son to save me, I am redeemed and
saved from hell because I believe in His sinless death, burial, and
resurrection, confessed that I am a sinner, and asked Him to save me.
While I do not intentionally try to let You down, I know I will at
times. Lord, feed me with the spiritual things I need to keep me
healthy in mind, body, and spirit. Help me to avoid the lumps of the
world that constantly trie to defile my relationship with You. Only
by Your power can I resist temptation and see Your blessings unfold.
In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying
for you,
Christina

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