The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery.
Paul begins his list with sins that distort God’s design for sexuality. Sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery point to lives driven by uncontrolled desire. These are not just private matters, they tear at the integrity of our bodies, our relationships, and our witness.
In a culture where anything goes, Paul calls believers to remember that freedom in Christ is not a license to indulge but a call to holiness. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, meant for honour and purity.
Sexual sin promises satisfaction but delivers emptiness. It enslaves rather than frees. The Spirit, however, brings true freedom—teaching us to honour God with our bodies and experience intimacy as He designed it: a gift within covenant love.
How can you honour God with your body today, resisting the pull of the flesh in this area?
Lord, guard my heart and body from impurity. Teach me to honour you with my choices and desires. Fill me with your Spirit, that I may live in holiness and freedom.