Jesus spoke
many times about being in the world but not being of the world. In John 17:15-16, Jesus is talking to the
Father and says, “I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but
that You will keep and protect them from the evil one. They (the disciples) are not of the world
(worldly, belonging to the world), (just) as I am not of the world.” (Everyday Life Amplified Bible)
James 4:4 says, "You are like an unfaithful wife who loves her husband's enemies. Don't you realize that making friends with God's enemies ---the evil pleasures of this world---makes you an enemy of God?" (Catholic Living Bible)
How does
this apply to us today? Adam and Eve
forfeited their authority when they disobeyed God. The Kingdoms of the world were stolen by
Satan after the fall. The world system
is a corrupt system that has been taken over by the dark side. We need to push back against the darkness by
being a light. Light dispels
darkness.
If we love
the world, then we are an enemy of God.
What does the world offer? It
offers death, destruction, greed, lies, perversion and so on. This is not the world that God created. He created a world where there was no
death. He created a world where there is
no perversion.
Everything
that God created was good but man and the evil one have seemingly taken
over. We need to take our world back
from the enemy and take back our identity which is Christ living in us. Yes, Jesus came to this world but He did not
become a part of it. He spoke out
against the religious and the powerful.
He was not afraid. He became a
humble servant to show us how to live and how to love.
How do we,
as Christians, the true remnant, live in this world but not become a part of
it? We speak out when we need to speak
out. We let our light shine so that
others can see the love of God in us. We
need to be a magnet for the world to see the true nature of God. We need to be a walking and talking epistle
to the world. If we speak and act the
same as the world, then have we not become a part of the world? Jesus said that the Kingdom of God dwells in
us. We are to bring the Kingdom of God,
which is Jesus living in us, to the world.
We need not be afraid. Jesus
became one of us so that we could become more like Him. He is the Kingdom of God in the flesh. He is our example. He is our mentor. Do we sit back and just let others take
over? Do we sit back and let the news
media dictate who we are? Do we not push
back when they pass laws that are not in accordance to the laws of God? Do we not defend our God when He is
blasphemed and ridiculed?
Body of Christ, wake up!! Being a
Christian is not for wimps. Take up your
shield of faith and the armor of God and be ready to fight the good fight by
standing by the Word of God and being Christ here on the earth. We need to prepare for the 2nd
Coming of Jesus Christ. Is he going to
come for a weak Church or a Church that is perfect, a beautiful Bride ready to
meet her Groom?
Stand for
your faith. Do not become a cultural
Christian who gives in to the world by watering down the Gospel and in some
cases accepting that which God has said is an abomination. No, don’t give in. Don’t become a part of the world system. If you are, then you are an enemy of God. I want to be a friend of God. I want to live to glorify Him and be His
representative here on earth! I don’t
want to bend to the whims of the world.
The world is falling off a cliff into destruction. I want to lift up God for He is the Alpha and
the Omega, the beginning and the end.
Stand up
Body of Christ and be counted, for the days ahead, though they may be dark, will be filled with the Glory of God! Let us be a light to dispel the darkness!!
