What does fire do when it is out of control?
When fire is out of control, it becomes a wildfire that brings devastation, tragedy, and destruction, and you name it. It ruins lives, families, and marriages. The same is true of sex outside God's mandated controls, which turns a gift into tragedy.
Les explains that fire under control is one of the greatest things God has given mankind. It warms our homes, provides a glowing fireplace or wood heater on a cold winter day, and is essential in steel mills and everyday life. Fire under control is a blessing of God. But when fire is turned loose in a wildfire situation, it brings devastation, tragedy, destruction, and you name it. He uses this illustration to describe sex: under the controls God mandated, sex is as glorious as fire in a fireplace, but when it is turned loose as the world has done today, it becomes a tragedy with ruined lives, ruined families, and ruined marriages. This happens because of misappropriating this gift from God that we call sex.