Foul

 

Foul

      The batter in stance works the plate.  Pitcher winds up with his favorite.  Unleashing potential met at the end of his arm inflicts the ball travelling at breakneck.  Trajectory to inside the zone, batter’s eye peels to discern an advantage.  Bearing weight to pivotal foot, hips thrust and shoulders follow.  Jumping the gun, the bat strikes in collision pulling left.  Set sailing, spectators stand to behold the anticipated hit wanting more.  “Foul!”  The line judge shouts and the wonderous crowd groans again.

      Timing is everything.  In fact, God holds the marriage act in high regard.  One action is defended and justified in His courts.  He looks down in approval when it is enacted with respect.  Barring all His commands condemning its inordinance, we celebrate the correct application and its subsequent blessings:

1.       To keep one’s virgin until marriage is to avoid soul bruising.

2.      Blessed unification of ones given to each other cannot be explained by words on a wedding night.  It is a mysterious joining.

3.      Parents in the committed covenant provide the umbrella of protection.  Children under this thrive.

4.      In it for the long haul, divorce is a distant answer having never known another special relationship as this.

     Fornication and adultery are naughty words.  God exposes the fruits of these actions opposing holiness.  In addition, homosexuality twists and perverts His picture of Christ and the Church.  If a man’s treasure reveals where his heart’s desires lie, then his sexual actions define his bonds.  We are so connected with our sexual identity and its expression.  Deep within our core conscience emanates issues we cannot understand.  Its polarization draws our mentality influencing decisions about the day.

     To fool with procreation means flippantly tossing about the greatest act.  Two spiritual beings have the chance to create another.  At conception, God blesses the union with given soul and spirit.  Regardless of parental consideration, a baby is readied for survival.

     Will we reserve fusion for the marriage bed?  It is God’s will for the healthy furtherance of Man.  He knows psychological and social ramifications of children.  Jumping the gun and jumping under the covers swings the bat prematurely.  It may be a fast ball and destined over the fence, but timing dictates its trajectory before the home crowd.  A homerun certainly pleases the Father.  Home is where His heart is.

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