[Faith-talk] Fwd: SF Daily Devotional - Keeping Yourself Holy and Pure

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> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:18:16 -0500 (EST)
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> Subject: SF Daily Devotional - Keeping Yourself Holy
> and Pure
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> Tuesday, January 15, 2008
> 
> 
> Keeping Yourself Holy and Pure
> Bishop Keith Butler 
> 
> But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
> Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is
> without the body; but he that committeth fornication
> sinneth against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:17-18
> (KJV) 
> 
> There are many traps set for the single individual
> who is living holy. The Bible tells you what to do
> in a dating relationship that begins to develop into
> ungodly behavior. 1 Cor. 6:17 says to flee
> fornication. What does "flee" mean? Flee doesn't
> mean, "I can deal with it." Flee means get on your
> running shoes and run. In other words, when you come
> into a scenario and sense that there is ungodly
> potential there, don't hang around. Get out of
> Dodge. That is how you keep yourself holy.
> 
> Prayer is essential for the single individual. You
> have to be prayed up so that you can see trouble
> coming, and so that you will have strength to flee.
> Proverbs 6:27 says, "Can a man take fire in his
> bosom, and his clothes not be burned?" Flee that
> situation.
> 
> This is one reason why a born again brother may end
> a relationship with a born again sister. Men know
> that they cannot deal with holding on to a woman and
> stay holy. So, if he dates a single woman a couple
> of times, and she jumps all on him, he is going to
> cut it short. He is trying to be saved. If this
> woman keeps on messing with him he knows he is going
> to get in trouble. So he decides he cannot see her
> anymore, and ends it.
> 
> That goes the other way too. Here is a single woman
> living holy before God. She is dating this guy. They
> have only been out once or twice, and he has his
> paws all over her. Here is what to do with him:
> "Sorry Charlie." I'm looking for a holy man. She
> will not deal with him any further. She is looking
> for somebody who can exhibit control.
> 
> Holiness is self-control. The way to get a godly
> mate is to exhibit self-control in your life.
> Nothing is worth losing your testimony over. So,
> stay in prayer and in the Word. It is there that you
> will be strengthened to keep yourself holy and pure,
> and to live a life pleasing to God.
> 
> Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Peter
> 2:9
> 
> 
> Bishop Keith A. Butler is the founder and pastor of
> Word of Faith International Christian Center in
> Southfield, MI, and Word of Faith Christian Center
> in San Antonio, TX. Bishop Butler ministers
> extensively in churches, conferences, and seminars
> throughout the U.S. and abroad with an emphasis on
> instruction and no-nonsense, practical application
> of God's Word. 
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