Have
you ever wondered why the Scripture strongly advices that we flee from sexual immorality;
in spite of the fact that we feel it’s something that is pleasurable? Here are 14
deadly and unavoidable consequences of sexual sin you ought to consider before
you give in to that sexual pressure.
1.
Problems and
troubles are transferred
Sexual
immorality opens the door for you to partake in the problems of the person you
are involved with. It could be physical problem like in the case of sicknesses
and diseases or it can be spiritual problem. Some people have unexplainable
challenges which came as a result of illicit sexual activities. This is because
the two become one flesh, one flesh; sharing the same problem.
Physical and
spiritual problems are shared through sexual immorality.
“There’s
more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as
physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.”
1 Corinthians 6:16 MSG
2.
Demons are
transferred
There are many
people that are possessed with evil spirit. When you sleep with them, you open
the door for this evil spirit to come into your life. Once they come, they
begin to perform their destructive operations in your life.
“But
he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” 1 Corinthians
6:17.
Likewise, he
that is joined unto the devil’s agent becomes one spirit with the person who is
an agent of the devil.
3.
Destinies are
ruined and Dreams are shattered
“Reuben,
thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the
excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou
shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst
thou it: he went up to my couch.” Genesis 49:3-4.
In Genesis
49:3-4, Reuben, the first son of Israel lost his destiny because of sexual sin.
Samson’s destiny was truncated because of this sin also. Sexual immorality does
truncate ones destiny.
4.
Diseases and
sicknesses are transferred
Sexually
transmitted infection is a major consequence of sexual sin that is affecting
our world today. Diseases like AIDS, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Genital herpes, Chlamydia,
Trichomoniasis, Hepatitis B and many more, are part of the repercussions of
sexual sin. Don’t be deceived, these diseases and infections are still at large
in our world.
“…but whoever sins sexually, sins against their
own body.”
1 Corinthians
6:18b NIV.
5.
Sexual sin takes
away your spiritual covering
Every child of
God has a spiritual covering over his or her life. This covering is against
every attack of the devil. Sexual sin is one sure sin that can take away this
spiritual covering, thereby, making the victim vulnerable. It opens the door
for every form of afflictions. These afflictions can come through dreams,
nightmare, sickness, and even physical. These afflictions can manifest in form
of setback, limitation, demotion, sickness, dejection, demonic torment,
depression and many other ways.
“Neither
let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three
and twenty thousand.” 1 Corinthians 10:8.
6.
Bondage and
satanic soul-tied
Sexual sin puts
one in bondage of the devil and the person he or she is involved with. Many
people who are victim of this are trying to break free from such bondage and soul-tied
with the person they are involved with but they can’t. These bonds and soul-tied
are beyond what you can just ignore after committing this act and they are not
something that can be easily broken.
“Deliver
thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of
the fowler.” Proverbs
6:5.
7.
It leads to being
a slave to more sexual sin
Why is it that
people who fall into this sin keep falling the more into it? It is because they’ve
become slave to this sin during the first attempt. It is better not to fall
into it than falling and trying to get out.
“Know
ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are
to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto
righteousness?” Romans
6:16.
It takes God’s
grace and a strong will to break free from this bondage.
8.
It brings God’s
wrath
It important to note
that God killed some Israelites for committing sexual immorality on their way
to the Promised Land as recorded in Numbers 25:1-11. Sexual immorality stirs up
God’s anger. The people of Sodom and Gomorrah experienced God’s anger because
of this. Many people of our days are under God’s wrath because of sexual
immorality, but most of them are not even aware.
“Neither
let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three
and twenty thousand.” 1 Corinthians 10:8.
It’s a fearful
thing to experience God’s wrath. You can’t prosper when you are under God’s
wrath.
9.
It gives the devil
the legal ground to operate
Sin is the
domain of the devil, and sexual sin gives the devil every legal right to
operate in your life. That is why you see that many victims of this sin always
experience disgrace, shame, inferiority complex, depression and bitterness
while some contemplate suicide.
Sexual sin is a
sin against your own body; giving the devil right to you via your body.“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?”
1 Corinthians
6:19.
When you defile
your body, the Holy Spirit leaves and the evil spirits take over.
10.
Personality is
changed
“For
by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the
adulteress will hunt for the precious life.” Proverbs 6:26.
Some women
suddenly realized that their husband is developing another kind of character
because of extra marital affairs. Have you realized how a young teenage who was
once humble and respectful suddenly changes to become one that is arrogant to elders,
and without regards to those that might be of help to him? What do you think is
the cause of such changes? In most cases the fellow is a victim of sexual sin.
11.
It affects the Spirit,
Soul and Body of a man
David repented
of his sexual sin with Bathsheba and prayed: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51:10.
And Paul wrote; “he that committeth fornication sinneth
against his own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18b.
Furthermore,
Proverbs 6:32 states: “But whoso
committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”
So, you see that
this sin affects the whole personality of a man. No aspect is left untouched.
The body gets contaminated with sexual diseases. Guilt is attached to the soul,
while the spirit on the other hand is cut-off from having fellowship with God’s
Spirit.
12.
It’s a matter of
life and death
The book of
Proverbs gives a vivid picture of a young foolish man who follows a harlot
sheepishly not knowing that it would cost his life.
“All
at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping
into a noose till an arrow pierces his live, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.”
Proverbs
7:22-23.
If an individual
knows that what he is doing would cost him his life; if he is wise, he would
retrace his steps. The issue of sexual immorality is beyond temporal pleasure;
it’s a matter of life and death.
13.
It makes one a big loser
“Lest
strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a
stranger; And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are
consumed,”
Proverbs 5:10-11.
One of the lies
the devil will want you to believe is that you are the one gaining when you
commit sexual immorality. The supposed gain from sexual immorality is only temporal
and short-lived. In reality, you are losing, because, through the illicit
sexual activity, you are giving the devil access to your life to perform his
primary duty of killing, stealing and destroying.
Just by a few minutes
of sexual pleasure, man losses what it took years of earnest prayer, fasting,
sacrifice and waiting to obtain from God. As it is usually said, “it is more difficult
to build than to destroy”, so it is with sexual immorality. Through the act of
fornication or adultery an individual destroys what it took years for him or
her to build, making the person a great loser. King David in experienced such
lose because of his illicit relationship with Bathsheba. Sexual immorality
opens the door for the devil to come and destroy God’s blessings in a life.
14.
Guilt and
Self-condemnation
Except when a
person is given over to a reprobate mind; whenever a man or woman indulges in
this sin, it’s brings guilt and self-condemnation. Guilt and self-condemnation
leads to inferiority complex before God and man. Depression is not also far
from such a fellow.
“For
I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.” Psalms 51:3.
You
can’t trickily steal from the devil and not get burnt.
It’s
of importance to note that the consequences of sexual sins are not limited only
to the above 14 points mentioned.
