11 – Lust and Sexual Sin / Addiction
Bible Verses
Matthew 5:28-29 – “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.” (NIV)
1 Corinthians 6:18-20 – “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.” (NIV)
Galatians 5:19-21 – “works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I told you in the past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”(NKJV)
Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” (NIV)
Discussion
Lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh are a desire for things that God forbids. The Bible makes it clear that any sexual relations outside of the marriage covenant are sexual sin. Sex within marriage is not only for procreation but for bonding and can even be considered a form of worship. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and should glorify God in all the things that we do. In an age of instant gratification, falling into sexual sin or addiction has become the normal and acceptable, but the Bible clearly shows that it is sin. All sin has its own consequences. Most people worry about sexually transmitted diseases, but you can also get sexually transferred demons, as you become one with whoever you are having sex with. This can lead to demonic oppression, sexual demons like Incubus and Succubus, and other ungodly spirits. Addiction to drugs, alcohol, pornography or anything is considered sin and causes bondage and destruction. Jesus came to set us free from all bondage and destructive behaviors.
Prayer
Father God, Please forgive me for any sins that I have done against my own body. I repent and renounce and break every generational curse of sexual immorality, lust, perversion, fornication, masturbation, adultery, orgies, sodomy, incest, bestiality, rape, prostitution, and all other sexual sin, pornography, gluttony, and all forms of addiction. I renounce every demon or ungodly spirit that came in through those sins. I thank You Jesus, that You came to set the captives free, and who the Son sets free, is free indeed!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.