07.29.06
WOMEN ARE NOT SEX OBJECTS
DAILY DEVOTIONAL SATURDAY JULY 29, 2006
( Genesis 1:27, 1 Timothy 2:9, Proverbs 31:10, 31:30 )
According to the world, women are nothing more than sex objects. The
entertainment and advertising industries that play such a huge role in
shaping our culture have made it clear that women are nothing more than sex
objects. Through television, radio, movies, music, the internet, and
advertising, women are portrayed as sex toys. Our culture today says that a
woman has to have a great body, show off as much of it as possible, and is
alive simply for the pleasure of men. I have been wondering when women will
finally speak up and say , "NO MORE!!!" Well, today, I am!!!
Beyonce of Destiny’s Child professes to be a Christian. Only God knows her
heart, but what is the good of standing on stage and thanking Jesus one
moment, then seconds later slithering on the floor with virtually nothing
on, exposing her body to the world, and singing about illicit sex? Women
like Beyonce have literally sold their soul to the god of this world for a
few moments of fame and millions of dollars that can buy you whatever this
world has to offer, but not the true joy, peace, and abundance that is only
available when we are living our lives for Jesus. Sadly, there is an
endless supply of women more than willing to sell themselves to be exploited
for their sexuality on television, in movies, in the music world, over the
internet, and in ads.
Appalling to me has been the trend, especially in the last 5 years, in the
Christian music world where young women, trying to compete to be "famous,"
are being exploited by record companies in the same way women in the secular
music industry are exploited. Young women who are singing about Jesus, yet
dressing and dancing no different than Britney and Christina. Also, Memo to
Women: The church is not a nightclub! Please, when you dress for church,
stop by a mirror before you leave the house and honestly ask yourself if you
are dressed to attract men to your body or modestly as God’s Word instructs.
It is women as much as men who support the entertainment and advertising
industries. Women faithfully watch the television programs, go to the
movies, purchase the CD’s and concert tickets, visit the websites, and
consume the products sold by advertisers that are exploiting women purely
for their sexuality. Women as much as men have been brainwashed that they
are nothing more than sex objects. They affirm this through their willing
participation in, and support of, the entertainment and advertising
industries that portray women predominantly as sex objects.
I am amused that on such a critical issue, the women’s rights groups have
nothing to say. Rather than speak up on a legitimate issue like this, they
are busy working for satan to insure women have the right to kill their baby
if they want to. Rather than speaking out as women are sexually exploited
by the entertainment and advertising industries, portrayed as whores, they
spend their time and energy telling women that after you have exercised your
"power" to have as much sex with as many people as you want, it is perfectly
acceptable to go out and kill your baby when you get pregnant from all of
that promiscuous sex.
One of the things God has called me to do in these last days is to stand up
in the town square and clearly, boldly, expose the lies of satan and share
the truth of God’s Word with this lost world. Jesus identified satan as a
liar in John 8:44, and one of satan’s goals is to tell the lie loud enough
and long enough, that people believe the lie to be the truth. GOD IS TRUTH!
When the lie of satan is contrasted with the truth of God, it cannot stand.
The truth will win every time. The only way the truth loses is when people
are too afraid to stand up and proclaim it! Well, today I am without fear
telling you that the lie says a woman is nothing more than a sex object,
while God says a woman is created in His very image and has eternal value
and worth!!!
Women, I am speaking to you today. It is up to YOU to stand up and say, "NO
MORE" to this lie from satan. You are NOT a sex object, alive simply for
the pleasure of men. For those who have been blessed and gifted by God to
act, you have got to say NO to those roles on television and in the movies
that portray you as just a sex object. For those who have the gift to sing,
you have got to say NO to singing songs that promote everything God is
against. When you perform, don’t dress like you are working in a strip
joint and don’t use choreography that makes it look like you are having sex.
For those who have been blessed with what the advertising world considers
beauty, you don’t have to allow yourself to be exploited sexually just to
sell some product.
WOMEN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND ADVERTISING INDUSTRIES HAVE GOT TO DECIDE IF
SELLING THEMSELVES IS WORTH THE FEW MOMENTS OF FAME AND LITTLE MONEY THAT IT
MAY BRING.
All women can have a voice. You can say "NO MORE" by not watching
television programs, going to movies, buying music, going to websites,
purchasing products where women are being exploited sexually. As long as
you watch, as long as you listen, as long as you buy, the entertainment and
advertising industries will continue to treat women as nothing more than sex
objects!
Men, we don’t get a pass either, after all, WE ARE THE PRIMARY TARGET
AUDIENCE! Between the confusion over our God-given roles, the lack of a
strong male figure in the lives of many young men, the instant access of
porn, we are the ones who have bought the lie that women are nothing more
than sex objects, simply alive for our pleasure. Most men have no idea how
special a woman is. They look at women simply as an object of lust and
sexual desire. This is the lie the world has told us loud enough and long
enough, that today we believe it to be true.
As long as men continue to be consumers of what the entertainment and
advertising industries put out, these industries will continue to tell us
that women are nothing more than sex objects. Remember this men, the woman
you are lusting after is somebody’s mother, somebody’s daughter, somebody’s
sister, somebody’s granddaughter! That woman was created by God, not for
your lusts and desires, but to serve and glorify Him with their life.
I love you and care about you so much. Women, you are NOT sex objects. You
have been created in the very image of God and have eternal worth. He loves
you, and you are His perfect creation. God did not create you to be a toy
for men’s passions, but to serve and glorify Him with your lives.
Regardless of what the world calls beauty, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL because of who
you are in Christ!
It is Christ, not the world that makes you beautiful. It is the
unconditional love God has for you that makes you special, not how many men
lust after you. You are not on this earth to please men, but please God.
Women, you are created in the image of God, daughters of a King, with an
eternal inheritance worth more than all of the gold and silver this world
can offer. Don’t sell your body for the scraps of this world when you
already have the riches of Heaven!
I will be praying for you today. For those women gifted and fortunate
enough to work in the entertainment and advertising industries, I will pray
for you to have the courage to say no when asked to exploit yourself
sexually. For all women, I pray that you will be aware of how women are
being sold to this world as nothing more than sex objects and that you will
not support those entertainment and advertising entities that exploit women
in this way. For men, I pray that we will open our hearts and realize that
women were not put on this earth for us to lust after and conquer sexually.
THE ONLY WOMAN WE ARE ALLOWED TO DESIRE AND HAVE SEXUALLY IS OUR WIFE!!!
ALL OTHER WOMEN ARE OFF LIMITS!!!
From the beginning of man, women have been treated as nothing more than sex
objects. The entertainment and adverting industries of our day continue to
exploit women in this way. The key is to see men and women saved and come
to an understanding of who they are in Christ. A woman is not a sex toy,
but an amazing creation of God made in His image. She has been created to
serve God with her life. The lie of satan is that a woman is simply a sex
object. It is time for men and women who know the Truth to stand up and
say, NO MORE!"
In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller
naila said,
December 23, 2007 at 5:37 pm
i came across your article whilst researching for my project, your thinkin process is really good. god bless you and wouldnt the world be a better place if everyone thought like u.
im a muslim and thats why my religion tells us to cover so we do not get exploited, however no religion degrades women, but for some reason men think that women are here for there pleasure and forget god and the hell fire.
takecare and keep up the good work x
April said,
January 19, 2008 at 12:56 am
I am a 29 year old female. I refuse to watch television due to how degrading it is toward women. It is repulsive and disgusting to see the way in which we are portrayed. We are portrayed as sex toys. Every show and commercial shows women half naked and portrays them sexually in some way. I refuse to allow my children watch tv either. I don’t have public television. I refuse to. I have SkyAngel, which is awesome because I don’t have to worry about what might appear on the screen. I wish I knew what I can do as an individual to become active in helping to stop this nonsense, besides for praying and not watching. I could go on….but I gotta get back to my paper that I am writing.
God Bless,
April
emoboy said,
October 24, 2008 at 4:39 pm
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mb said,
December 17, 2008 at 5:07 am
We are all the servants of Allah…
David said,
December 18, 2008 at 1:10 pm
As a male, I whole-heartedly agree that gender roles are damaging, destructive to healthy lives & relationships, and that we must liberate ourselves from it. Also as a male, I can tell you that men are trapped into just as oppressive a gender role. Our role is to be the exploitable “support object.” My greatest frustration, in trying to establish a healthy and lasting relationship, is finding a single liberated woman who wants her male partner to also be liberated. It’s a very bad deal, to be expected to live solely to support someone who insists on a different set of rules for herself. It seems that the revolution is only half-way complete. The part where men get to live for their own well-being… hasn’t happened in our society yet.
Sadiqa said,
February 6, 2009 at 8:59 pm
God bless you.. I am a muslim as well and i agree with naila..