“I made a covenant with my eyes

    not to look lustfully at a young woman.

For what is our lot from God above,

    our heritage from the Almighty on high?

Is it not ruin for the wicked,

    disaster for those who do wrong?

Does He not see my ways

    and count my every step?” (Job 31:1-4)

 

Lust is defined as an intense desire, a craving for pleasure for pleasure’s sake. There is lust for knowledge or lust for power. But lust is especially described as sexual passion. It is an intense and unbridled sexual desire. There is no restrain and no discipline in this longing. Lust is a rebellious sexual desire separated from God’s love, plan and purpose for man. Lust is sin. It is self-seeking, evil and destructive.

Sexual desire is normal in marriage. But sex outside the holy boundaries of marriage is called sin. Fornication and adultery are done for just a moment of enjoyment. These pleasures have no other redeeming purpose.

 

Proverbs 31 describes the godly woman. In the same way, Job 31 describes the man of God.

Job was a righteous man. He suffered unjustly but God vindicates him at last. Job was also a victim of slander. His ‘friends’ call him names and assume that God punishes him for his sins and evil doings. Job tries to justify himself. In his defense, he tells them that long ago he took practical measures to protect himself against sin. Job knows that his eyes are the gates of sexual lust. To protect himself from the danger of polluting his heart, he made a covenant with his eyes not to look lustfully at any woman who is not his wife. Job’s words should be used practically by all believers, especially the men. The eyes should not be independent, rebellious or wild. Like the whole body, they have to be disciplined and kept holy. Job reminds us that God is Omniscient and Omnipresent! Secret sins do not exist! God sees all thins.  Many men of God have ignored the danger of lust and have fallen to sexual sins. Their ministries have been destroyed and many got hurt. There are fearful consequences for tolerating sin, for breaking God’s commandments. God hates sin! This is God’s Eternal Word: “You shall not commit adultery” (Ex 20:14)

 

Samson lusted after Delilah. He paid with his eyes, his job as a judge, his freedom and his testimony.  David lusted after Bathsheba. He paid for that with the peace of his home and the death of four of his children. Amnon lusted after his half-sister Tamar and then rejected her. That brought much sorrow in the family. Herod lusted after Salome and paid for it with the head of John the Baptist and the everlasting shame to be an enemy of God.

 

Lust is a sin of the eyes and of the heart. It is very addictive, worse than drugs.  If not confessed and repented of, lust becomes ruin and disaster. The word ‘ruin’ it means bending down like a slave; to be oppressed or completely burnt by fire. The word ‘disaster’ means a strange, unexpected, sudden and deceitful calamity. It is a state of deep misery caused by major tragedy and loss. Thru prayer, all sexual improper fantasies should be brought under the feet of Christ and nullified there!  All strongholds of lies and deceptions have to be destroyed! (2Cor 10:1-6)

 

IN CONCLUSION:

The sign of a true believer is that, for Christ’ sake, he does not tolerate sexual imaginations!!!

 

In Christ I declare:

I made a covenant with my eyes, in the presence of God, that I will see all things thru the ‘filter’ of Christ!

I destroy all strongholds of lust in my life!

I reject all demons connected with sexual sins!

My tolerance for sexual imaginations is 0%!

I am healed, wealthy and blessed!

My marriage is blessed!

There is peace in my heart and home!

In Jesus name

Amen!