Dream to Destiny Part 4: Purity Test

June 11, 2023

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 4: The Purity Test

(Genesis 39:7-12 NLT) And Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.” She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible. One day, however, no one else was around when he went in to do his work. She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, “Come on, sleep with me!” Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house.

• Impurity affects <u>___________</u>.

(Numbers 14:18 NIV) ‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’

(Isaiah 53:5 NIV) But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

• Impurity affects .

(James 1:14-16 NIV) But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

• Impurity affect 

(1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, 7 NIV) It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God…For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

(1 Corinthians 6:18-20 NIV) Flee from sexual immorality… You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Passion needs

(Galatians 5:24 NLT) Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Stay Pure
1. Make a commitment to 

(Psalm 139:9 NIV) How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

2. Manage my 

(Job 31:1 NIV) I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully on a girl.

(Psalm 101:3 NIV) I will set before my eyes no vile thing.
3. Magnify the

(Proverbs 6:32 NIV) But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

4. Maintain proper

(Proverbs 13:20 NIV) He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Three Responses

(2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV) Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.