The Beast Will Soon be Revealed

Undoubtedly, this title draws the mind to the images of Bible prophecy contained in the book of Revelation, but that is not my specialty; it’s just not where God has called me. I am a minister to children and much to my dismay this title does accurately convey the reality of the release of a hideous monster that I can see on the horizon. An attack on the boys and girls the likes of which the world has never known and it is actually coming from the hands of parents.
I suppose that few would argue the merits of pornography and I cannot imagine any sane parent responding to this vile cancer with anything but disgust at the thought of their child being exposed to it. You will need to do little research to discover that exposure to pornography is worse than putting a bag of cocaine in your son or daughter’s Christmas stocking with a note that cheerfully reads, “We hope you enjoy this, Love Dad and Mom.” Literally, the scourge of pornography is more toxic to the brain of a child, chemically, emotionally, and psychologically than physically using drugs. It physically alters the mind in ways that, in large measure are irreversible and leaves boys and girls lifelong victims of its carnage.

In 1 Corinthians 6:18 God tells us to “Flee” from sexual sins. That is to say that we are not to question, or discusses, or come up with a strategy for dealing with it; no, we are to FLEE! Get away and don’t look back. Why? Because there is something overpowering about the misappropriation of the gift of sexual intimacy that God has given to us. Certainly as adults we are well aware of this and are responsibly taking steps personally to stay away but what about our children?

What I am about to say is not going to be popular but quite frankly, I don’t care. I am not a purveyor of man’s wisdom, or a trader in physiological “secrets,” nor am I interested in following the ideas of this world. I am a minister of the gospel and am convinced that we, as followers of Christ should conduct ourselves in a way that is consistent with His Word and I cannot see any wisdom whatsoever in allowing children access to pornography through cellular phones. As I look around church on Sunday morning before the service starts there is a sea of young people engrossed in the cyber-world while completely disengaged in the real world. Within the scope of this post I will not treat that subject in its entirety as my goal in today’s writing is to ask parents to consider what they are doing in allowing children such free access to this hideous monster.

Our culture has certainly changed and in this regard it is not for the better. Studies show that with the almost unrestricted access to this plague their minds are being daily influenced to believe that pornography is a normal and natural part of life. So much so that in a recent conversation with a youth pastor, he shared that many of today’s youth have been so prejudiced by the deviant offerings of pornography that they no longer would consider sending sexually explicit pictures of themselves to friends as being pornography.

This is not a minor issue! Please consider this as I am convinced that just on the horizon we have a generation of children who are growing up believing that this is an ordinary part of the human existence, and they will soon be adults free of any parental restraint and the horrific results of our mistake will be apparent, overwhelming, and irreversible. I know that the culture will tell you that your children need these gadgets and devices but I implore you to stop and ask, why? Consider Paul’s words concerning sexually immorality and your responsibility as a parent. You may rest assured that should you chose to protect your children you will be in the minority and your kids won’t like it but God has entrusted those precious little ones to you; won’t you lead them rather than letting the enemy of their soul do so?