I used to visit a man who didn’t have long to live. His first wife, and her new husband (now friend), were regular visitors. They spoke comfortably about their young years. The wasted youth, the unholy marriage, and the divorce. Nothing was hidden. He had laid his sins out before God and man; he was ready. They were three souls, contented, but scarred, friends in the midst of pending death. The wife said to me later, “You know, if I had my time over, I wouldn’t have as much as kissed a boy before my wedding night.” She was saying the quiet part out loud. There are no sins that destroy like sexual sins. People kid themselves that this pornographic age has no affect upon the contentment of the soul. I do not believe that history contradicts me when I say, “Whenever man has deliberately cast aside the sanctity of marriage, he has soon cast aside the sanctity of life itself.”Generations of children lament the brokenness that infidelity has wrought upon their lives. Families sold out for sinful passion.It is not surprising that marriage has lost its Biblical meaning. The idea of one man and one wife until death sounds a little old fashion these days.If I told you that I was going to get into the boxing ring with George Foreman for one million dollars, what would you say to me? I believe that you would caution against it. “No,” I would say, “I’m 60 and he’s 72. What can go wrong? Then, I hope you would appeal to the hard-learned wisdom of the wife above, and say, “John, you know how she said, ‘If I had my time over, I wouldn’t have as much as kissed a boy before my wedding night?’ What she was saying was, ‘I once thought that I could beat that monster, too!’”John StaigerIf you have been blessed by this message, please feel free to: Like, Comment or Share it with your friends. (330)
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