One of the first things God tells us about Rebekah is that she was a virgin. Here was a beautiful young lady who I am sure was admired by many a man and could have had a lot of fun flirting and enjoying their attention. But she was not running after young men, trying to start a romance. Instead, she trusted in the Lord to write her love story, content to stay at home and be with her family. And her purity sparkled. Nobody ever questioned her character. The way she carried herself, the manner in which she treated men, and her sweet innocence all made it obvious that Rebekah was a virgin.
In today's society, virginity is no longer considered a precious treasure. There are very few young women who cherish this gift and are determined to save their bodies for their future husbands. You may be one of them. Do not allow yourself to feel pressured to do what everyone else is doing just because you are in the minority. I know I will never regret my decision to remain a virgin until marriage. Ever. Nobody experiences a broken heart as the result of purity. Yet countless thousands of girls and women suffer deep emotional wounds as the result of fornication.
You heard me. Fornication. You can find it listed among the "works of the flesh" in Galatians 5, along with murder, idolatry, and witchcraft. Fornication is sin and that is why it hurts so much.
I know some of you who are reading this have messed up and lost the treasure of your virginity, but you know what? God still loves you. Nothing that you have done, nothing anybody else has done, nothing at all can separate you from the love of God.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8: 38-39
He knows what you have done. He knew it long ago and has already paid for your sin.
He will forgive you.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
He will forget your sin.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Hebrews 8:12
He will give you victory.
But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57
You can start all over! It is true that you will never again have your virginity, but you can still live a life of purity as a child of God. Put your past behind you and don't let it haunt you.
God has made you new.
