Jude 8 "In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings."
Lord, we humans, in our fallen and unregenerate state, are wicked, rebellious, arrogant, prideful, and act ignorantly. You said at the beginning of this letter, there, "...are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord." in our churches, and they pollute their own bodies. Immorality was seen as honorable and even a form of worship in some churches of that day, and unfortunately in our day too.
1 Thess. 4: 4 says, "each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable."
Lord, You tell us over and over again in Your word that fornication, adultery, homosexuality, and bestiality are grave sins against our own body. If the prevalence of STDs, HIV Aids, and the requirement, in some places, that female babies be inoculated against a particular STD before they leave the hospital since they feel it is a given that she will be promiscuous, does no validate this statement of truth, what will it take?
Precious Savior, Your gracious salvation does not give us the license to sin, but to serve. Paul dealt with that in Romans. Mel White, the gay "reverend" here in Lynchburg, is leaving VA because it is unfriendly to gays. In an article about him in the local newspaper, he says, "...lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender Virginians (can) live a healthy, happy, and holy life just like heterosexual Virginians." (emphasis is mine). He also said that the (worldly) research is clear; "Homosexuality is neither mental illness or moral depravity. It is simply the way a minority of our population expresses human love and sexuality. (American Psychological Association). It appears he has not read Your word with a willingness to understand the truth that is plain within the pages, especially here. How very sad that is. He is so deceived. It is very sad that in all of the years he lived so close to the truth, he never got it. Satan blinded his eyes and stopped up his ears to the truth that was all around him here.
Lord, in ignorance, we slander things we do not understand. It is obvious from this verse that these unbelievers even slandered the angels, rejected Your authority and that of Your church leaders. I know that I am not above them, Lord. If I fail to diligently seek You and Your truth every day, I can be drawn into a compromise or outright sin too. Precious Lord,, put a guard over my heart, eyes, ears, and thoughts each day. Remind me to put on the FULL armour of God each morning so I can be a truthful soldier of the cross.
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