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68 “It is wickedness.”

 Leviticus 18:17

 This short phrase comes in a chapter about sexual purity and impurity. We are to refrain from all sexual evil that God calls “uncleanness.” We are to keep our lives pure from the lusts of our flesh that continually seeks its own fulfilment but we are to be fulfilled in Christ and in all spiritual strength.

 All sexual impurity is wickedness. We are to put to death sexual sin in every aspect and keep ourselves in the love of God. God will keep us and bless us if we have regard for His holiness in our life and earnestly fight the fight of Christ that we might enter into all spiritual blessings. God will reward us with His felt presence and a sense of spiritual satisfaction when we are victorious in Him.

 The New Testament has lists of sins that we are to stay away from and we are to earnestly fight that fight of faith.

“Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness…”

 Galatians 5:19

 God spells it out for us so that we are in no doubt as to how we should think and speak and act. We must be beyond reproach and keep our minds clear of all sexual sin and lustfulness. This is a difficult fight but one we can win in the power of the Holy Spirit. We foster good desires after God and keep reading the Scripture and God will set us free from all uncleanness.