Sexual immorality: The unnamed COVID

Today, the world is crying over the coronavirus pandemic which has so far killed thousands of people all over the world. But have you ever considered the thousands of people, families, churches, societies that have been grounded and shut down on the bed of sexual immorality?

Have you considered how the anger of God burns against humanity because of sexual immoralities? (Gen.6:1-7). Have you considered the abominable acts that fight God’s purpose of procreation through marriage and have taken innocence from the younger generations thereby polluting them (Gen.18:20; 19:1-29)?

Thousands of Israelites died on account of immoral sexual intercourse:

1. While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, verse 3, So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them, verse 9, but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000. (Numbers 25:1, 3, 9, NIV)

This phenomenon is worth noting for all generations that it was emphasised in the New Testament.

We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. (1Cor.10:8, NIV)

Just as government institutions are vehemently joining forces to fight coronavirus with the cooperation of educational institutions and religious bodies, so also must they join forces to fight the rising evil of immorality that is grounding the destiny of many people unconsciously.

BUT WE HAVE A CHALLENGE:

Coronavirus has beautifully united all and sundry: Believers and unbelievers, political parties, football teams, religious bodies, etc. But these same groups vary in their zeal to address sexual immorality because many have already bowed to this “idol”. Therefore, they need treatment.

The father who must protect his daughter is defiling her; the teacher who must protect his or her students is doing worse. The manager sexually harassing his or her employees is not left out. What of the politician in whose hands many vulnerable young ladies have suffered many things. The pastor who is considered the Shepherd over God’s flocks has broken trust several times.

Churches that have become “Ichabod” because of sexual immoralities. Do we care how the Holy Spirit grieves because “Jezebel” is tolerated in some churches and members are in bed with her? (Rev.2:20). Families are torn apart because of sexual perversions and inordinate desires in exchange for money, thus leading many into hell.

Having admitted these challenges, it is worth noting that it will take the joint zeal of all, including the government, families, churches, schools,  to fight a menace I dare say has “killed” and continues to “kill” more people than COVID-19. This menace is called Sexual immorality, the unnamed COVID.

I call on the governments and all well-meaning people to join forces in campaigning for Sexual Purity, even as we are faithfully doing so in fighting coronavirus by the help of God.

The writer is a Youth & Relationship Coach/Executive Director of Passion Bearers Worldwide

(+233) 546 978 414/ jb.brempong@gmail.com