Sleeping With The Enemy - Jeremiah 3:9

Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.

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Family,

     The seventh commandment (Exodus 20:14 & Deuteronomy  5:18) tells us not to commit adultery.  Many times, this is preached as a warning to the married couples not to be unfaithful to one another.  When it comes to the single folks the word is “fornication.”  But when GOD gave this commandment, HE was not speaking in reference to a husband and wife, or single folks fornicating before marriage!  HE was talking about the practice of worshiping false gods, who are not gods at all.  Israel was committing adultery against GOD by worshiping the false idols they built with stone and wood!  In other words they were sleeping with the enemy!  If we worship false gods or idols, we too are committing adultery against GOD.  

     We will commit adultery with our car, house, spouse, mega superstars, and more by putting them before GOD. We commit adultery all day long, then go to bed with these idols in our heart!  If you go to bed with anything other than the LORD in your heart . . . You may be . . . Sleeping With The Enemy!  What’s on your heart when you go to sleep!

When we sleep with the enemy (adultery), we are robbing GOD (steal) of HIS praise.  By giving glory to false idols for the things GOD has done (false witnessing), and we are saying we want what the world has (covet) instead of what the LORD has already given!

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