Every one of us is a worshiper. So here's the question. What does each of us worship?
Sex is in front of our eyes and on our minds every day. How can you avoid it? There's sex on the Internet, safe sex, sex offenders, sex education, sex scandals; it is everywhere.
If you were to Google the word "sex" you'd get over 776 million hits. Think about that. If you tried to look at these Web pages for one minute, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year ... it would take you almost 1500 years to visit all the Web sites.
Now, search for the word "Jesus" and you get about 188 million Web sites. Sex beats Jesus 4-1.
What does that say about us? We are a people who worship many things. We worship our lifestyles, our possessions, our televisions, our stomachs.
Every one of us is a worshiper. So here's the question. What does each of us worship?
One thing is obvious. We have become a sex-saturated society. So is there any doubt that sex has in a sense, become a god? It's clear that our world has the wrong perspective when it comes to sex.
You want the right point of view? Check out what God says about it.
You'll probably be surprised. In the very first book of the Bible, it records for us that God created all things including man and woman and sex and "God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good" (Genesis 1:27-31).
The God of the Bible is not bashful. He's not ashamed of sex. He created it. Believe it or not, God is far from being a prude when it comes to sex. But sex must be put in the proper godly perspective.
Notice 1 Corinthians 6:13 it says, "Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." God doesn't mince words. In that set of scripture he says, no fornication, sexual immorality, prostitutes, internet porn. Those kind of things are out.
We are to be closely connected to God. We are to glorify God in our bodies (1 Corinthians 6:20). This means that you don't worship sex, you worship God.
Now here is the challenge. Put sex in the right perspective.
First, God created sex and it is very good but in the context of marriage for enjoyment, unity, procreation. Its a type of His own relationship with us.
Theres even proof in a recent survey that found that the most satisfying sex is found right where God intended it—within the bounds of marriage.
So it so much more than just a physical act. Sex is a gift of God for two married people deeply in love!
Second, put worship in the right context. Choose to give God your affection first and foremost. Do you understand God's plan for you? You need to make the decision to seek God first and His Kingdom above everything else and choose to become a worshipper of God.
For GN magazine, I'm Steve Myers.
