March 11, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- DRAW WATERS FROM YOUR WELL
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DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
TOPIC: DRAW WATERS FROM YOUR WELL
Read: Proverbs 5:1-23
[1]My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:[2]That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.[3]For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:[4]But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.[5]Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.[6]Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them
.[7]Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.[8]Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:[9]Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:[10]Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;[11]And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,[12]And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;[13]And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me![14]I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.[15]Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.[16]Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.[17]Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.[18]Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.[19]Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.[20]And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?[21]For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.[22]His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.[23]He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
MEMORISE: Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well (Proverbs 5:15)
EXPOSITION
Water quenches thirst, Water cools the body. Water normalises body temperature. Water also regulates the salt level in the body system. Every living thing desires and actually needs water. There could also be other thirst, such as sexual urges in us as biological beings. God has made provision for this, when He allowed us to get married to the opposite sex. He instituted this with the bringing together of Adam and Eve. Every married man and woman are expected to enjoy their marital relationship, especially, in the area of pure sexual relationship. How is your sexual life with your spouse? Is it trade by barter, or freely, out of love for each other?
The day you married each other, you promised yourselves, before God and those present, godly honour, through your bodies. Are you keeping this covenant today? Why do you deny your spouse godly sex while going out to give it to ungodly men and women. Have you forgotten the judgement of God upon such acts (Heb. 13:4; Rev. 21:8)? Have you forgotten the prevalence of STDs and other terrible physical, biological and spiritual implications/consequences (1 Cor. 6:18-20)? Christians are expected to be faithful to one another in their marriages and homes. If you destroy your husband or wife through sexual denial and punishment, God will judge you accordingly. There should be no room for immoral men and women in your life and home. Be reconciled to your spouse on this crucial issue. Forgive each other where there are offences, and honour God in your sexual relationship, henceforth.
The Lord warns us that immortality takes away honour, long life, wealth, fruits of labour, causing weeping and tears, consumes bodies, to mention but few. When you are thirsty for sex, go to your lawful husband and wife, and enjoy yourselves in the Lord. Read Proverbs 5:15-20 and see the blessings in it. Godly sexual relationship leads to godly homes and families, and ultimately, the must-sought-after marriage to the Lamb of God.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, forgive me all the sexual punishments I have inflicted on my spouse, in Jesus’ name.
2. Today, I renew my covenant vow with my spouse (where possible, hold hands with your spouse, praying).
3. Father, restore every Christian home that has been divided by sexual discords.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Numbers 25 – 26 & John 4
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!