Thanks be to God who always causes us to be triumphant In Christ Jesus!
Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
THE LORD DELIVERS US OUT OF THEM ALL.
What is left after ALL?
NOTHING
So this means that there is no situation that our God cannot deliver us from.
It means that there is no threat that the Almighty can't lift us out of and away from.
He can deliver us out of the hand of the enemy.
He can deliver us out of our own foolishness.
If we know our God, we know that even if it's the king who asks us to sin against our Father, we do not have to bow down and worship unrighteousness in any form.
I got a glance at the news yesterday and I noticed that there are a whole lot of men in authority sleeping with the young ladies in their employ.
These celebrities and not so celebrated have abused their position of authority.
There is nothing new under the sun this has been going on from the time of slavery and hushed up but now it's like a joke in the news.
I'm still talking to women of God today and saying no matter what is happening to anyone else, it doesn't have to go on with us.
I want you to know if you are a woman of God that whoever the man is, you do not have to bow down to any unrighteous requests.
For fear of losing your job, being excommunicated or whatever.
I don't care if it's the President of the United States.
I don't care if it's the Pope.
I don't care if it's the Chief of Police.
I don't care if it's the Mayor.
I don't care if it's a Minister.
You do not have to bow down and be forced into sex with any man.
This is serious to my heart because as a young woman this happened to me.
It will never happen again.
This is for any woman who has ever been in a situation where she felt pressured or threatened with losing her position or rank because of some snake who thought he had perfected how to manipulate a woman with his authority.
You do not have to submit your body to any man who is not your husband.
I do not care who he is!
The Word of God says this:
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
If you are single and not married this means that you are not submitting your body to any man.
Your boss, your elders, your teachers, your supervisors.
You are to work unto the Lord.
Colossians 3:22,23 teaches us as servants and workers to obey those over us as working unto the Lord.
The Lord will not ask you to defile your self.
Colossians 3:25 teaches:
...he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
This means if it's a king or a priest if he is manipulating and using his power and position to do wrong, he will receive for that wrong done.
King David did this with Bathsheba and he received for his wrong done.
Bathsheba evidently did not know that God would deliver her if she refused.
I'm telling you today what Bathsheba didn't know then.
1Corinthians 3:16,17
Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, that is the temple that you are.
Your body belongs to God.
You are God's property!
Any man who seeks to defile it is seeking to defile God's dwelling place.
He will have to answer to your Father in heaven.
If you willingly participate in the defilement, you will have to answer as well.
You don't have to bow down to the invite or the threat.
Joseph didn't.
When Potiphar's wife approached him with the invitation and threat, Joseph didn't bow down.
Joseph ran from that house.
Flee fornication!
Potiphar's wife was high ranking, her husband was high ranking.
God delivered Joseph.
The three Hebrew boys didn't bow down.
When Nebuchadnezzar requested that they submit to an idol god, Mishael, Hannaniah, and Azariah did not.
These boys wouldn't even eat their food.
Nebuchadnezzar was the king and the punishment for not submitting to his rule was to be thrown into a fiery furnace.
They still refused to defile their bodies or worship that statue.
God delivered them.
You may be threatened with all sorts of things but I want you to remember that when you submit to God and resist the devil, you don't have to run, the threat does!
You have Christ and He was manifest for this very purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
1Corinthians 10:13 says, God will not allow you to be tempted above what you can tolerate, and with whatever temptation comes, He makes a way of escape.
THE LORD DELIVERS US OUT OF THEM ALL!
He did it for Joseph and He will do it for you.
He did it for Daniel in the Lions den.
Galatians 5:19-21 teaches us that the acts of the sinful nature are obvious.
Sexual immorality being Adultery and Fornication are at the top of that list.
Those who practice them will not inherit the Kingdom Of God.
You can recognize the sinful man or woman by the sinful nature.
Because the fruit of the Spirit is first LOVE.
LOVE does not abuse it's authority.
LOVE does not disrespect it's office.
LOVE does not disgrace it's God.
Abuse, disrespect, and disgrace is crucified in the believer.
We do not live unto that.
If this is you, and you have been abusing your authority or you have been abused by someone in authority God wants to heal you and to restore you when you turn to Him.
He is a forgiving and a renewing God when a man acknowledges and turns from sin.
1John 1:9
The Lord sent this Word to heal us and when we call on His Name He delivers us.
As for me, I will call upon God and I will be delivered.
What about you?
Do you believe that God will deliver you out of it all?
Psalm 91 records that He Will.
The Lord will be your confidence and He will keep your foot from being taken.
Ladies if you are being abused tell someone.
Be honest and have proof.
LOVE and CONFIDENCE
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