May 15: A RELATIONSHIP? OR A CONNECTION?

May 15


“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united (“joined”=KJV) to his wife and they will become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24 NIV) It seemed that the age gap widened considerably when I read that teenagers no longer talk about “sexual relations” but “sexual connections”. “Relations” sounds permanent and lasting (I agree) but this generation will be about multiple “connections” with a multitude of people (not partners). Since it is just a connection neither person can expect too much and thereby be disappointed. If a conception happens to occur, that is a bad break for the baby, but no one is to be held accountable.
Unless parents and churches get involved in a huge program of Christian sexual education, many families will be drowned by this wave. Make no mistake about it, your sexuality is part of God’s gift to you and therefore is not to be used lightly.
“Casual sex”, another current description, ignores the damage to any human being who uses God’s gifts casually. A mindset of “connecting” and “casualness” will never take marriage seriously because marriage is about finality, permanence, and death-do-us-part security.
Social workers and health professionals worry about the spread of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). I worry about the scars on the human spirit from being used and tossed aside. Hear 1 Corinthians 6:15-18 (NIV) “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? (non-virgin) Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, ‘the two will become one flesh’. But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality.”
You can obey this and then teach your children and grandchildren the way.

“Father, our relationship with You should purify our other relationships
in the world.. Help us to desire purity of relationship with others. Amen”