Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

3. To Allow Sex to Be Enjoyed to Its Maximum Poten

tial without Repercussions

In Deuteronomy, we find a remarkable Scripture: “If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has mar ried” (Deut. 24:5). That is God‘s Word. Imagine, God wanted young married couples to enjoy

sex so much that He issued a de cree to ensure that it was pro vided for. The very thing we think God is against, He promoted. A newly married man was to have no other responsibilities during

God created sex

for pleasure — not

repercussions

and remorse.

his first year of marriage but to bring his wife happiness. He would stay with her and just bless her. I think we should adopt that provision today. Note that it doesn‘t say the husband is to bring happ i ness to himself, but to his wife. Lust focuses on itself, but true love focuses on the other person. God was saying to the husband, ―Your desire in marriage should be to make your wife happy.‖ No w, when you make your wife happy, guess who wins? You both do. When you give, you receive. God established marriage so the sexual relationship can be full of pleasure — not repercussions and remorse. God is not against sex. He‘s against the violation of the sexual boundaries He‘s established for our own good. In order to fulfill our highest potential, we have to follow the laws that God gave us. Men, if you can grasp this point, you‘ll understand how easy it is to live in a godly way in the area of sexualit y. God‘s laws are for our protection, not our restriction. His boundaries have been established for our preservation, not our irritation. We think God doesn‘t want us to have any fun. In reality, He is really trying to protect us. Whenever we break a law or violate a principle of God, we invite spiritual death and suffering.

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