Youth's Greatest Battle

one of the biggest problems young ppl face in life is found in a little story which is very graphic. It illustrates one of the most difficult pressures they are going to face. We read about it in 2 samuel 13: 1-4

" and in the course of time Amnon sone of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of david. Amnon became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her. Now Amnon had a freind Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was very shrewd man. he asked Amnon, " Why do you, the king's son, look so haggard morning after morning? Wont you tell me?"

Now let's have a look at this three cornered plot. There was a young man called Amnon. He was the son of David. He had everything for him in life. No doubt he would have had the best chariot parked in the garage, he would have had all finest and latest clothes, everything that he could possibly want. And there was a girl name Tamar and she was beautiful. The bible says she was fair and when the bible says that, she must have been pretty speacial. To complete the triangle there was Jonadab. He was very crafty fellow and was a mate of Amnon.

So Amnon began to set his eyes on Tamar. He said "Man, she's all right! I'd jsut love to get to know her. The bible says that he even started to feel sick about her. He got lovesick. Have you ever felt lovesick?! Then Jonadab came along, a real smooth cookie, and he told Amnon to start thinking it out.

Amnon said, "Man, I'd just love to get to know her, i mean she's something else."
Look man, I've got the whole thing worked out," says Jonadab," this is how you do it."

BAD COMPANY
And note this young people. Always watch who is your friends are. You always go like the compnay you keep. If you are in the company that uses dirty language and tell the filthy jokes that have been passed down through the market places of time, you're going to that way. If they're suggestive and if they're lewd, and if they're always cursing, and if they're always swearing, you're going to go that way as well if you are not careful.

Well Jonadab started with his bad counsel to Amnon, "Listen! What you want to do is just feign that you are sick. Pretend that you are sick and ask Tamar to come and care for you. Say to David, your father, "get Tamar to come and look after me because I don't feel sound good." See if you can see it up that way." It all sounded so easy and so good.

I;m going to spell it out as staraight and plain as i can about this problem of illcit sex, because i believe it is biggest problem young people are facing today. Someone has well said" Young people, if you win the battle of Sex, you win the battle of life." Young people are facing tremendous battle.

I believe we ought to be telling it as it is. One young person came to me. He had been going along to an active church and he said "untill you spoke in the way about what the bible says, I had no idea what God's requirements for me were in my moral and spiritual life."

It is all there in the Bible. We must teach clearly concerning what the bible says about this. In samuel 13:11, "But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "come to bed with me sister."

* Amnon is not Tamar sister....they call each other that way..its like brothers & sisters i n chirst.*

Poor Tamar. Amnon was trying to get her sexually in this situation.

Young people!!, why does God say to us. "You shall not commit Adultery"? Why is God against illicit sex? Why does He place that Holy circle around marriage? And why does He say sex outside the circle of marriage is wrong and is sinful in His sight? Why does God do it??


I WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW!!

Good nite..