“Do Not Love the World”

 “Do Not Love the World”

 

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.  1st John 2:15

When we look at the moon and see its LIGHT, we need to remember that the MOON is REFLECTING the LIGHT of the Sun.  And sometimes the EARTH gets in the way, and the LIGHT of the MOON is WEAKENED.  We, believers also have an ENEMY who, at times, prevents us from reflecting the LIGHT of God’s SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

When John talks about “the WORLD”, he’s NOT referring to the PLANET EARTH. He is referring to a system that is ORGANIZED and HEADED by Satan, who does his best to DRAW US AWAY FROM GOD’S LOVE and WILL for us.  And if you are consumed with the THINGS of the WORLD, you LOSE your INTIMATE FELLOWSHIP with God.

You are in LOVE with the WORLD, when you ALLOW IT to OWN your AFFECTIONS and GOVERN your CHOICES and LEAVE God OUT of your life.  Love for the WORLD, leads you into making WRONG decisions.  These DECISIONS might determine your DESTINY, especially if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through His Son, Jesus Christ.    

John goes on to warn us that when we LOVE the WORLD, we do NOT have the LOVE of the FATHER in US.  The WORLD only offers a CRAVING for PHYSICAL PLEASURE, (lust of the flesh). A CRAVING for EVERYTHING we SEE or COVETOUSNESS. (Lust of the eyes) And DESIRING and PURSUING, what is NOT APPROPRIATE for us to have.  And then we have the PRIDE in ONE’S POSSESSIONS, which is when we are LIVING to impress others, at ANY cost.

Those in LOVE with the WORLD and its LUST, seem to FORGET, the WORLD with its LUST is PASSING AWAY.  And it gives the assumption that “NOW” is MORE IMPORTANT than ETERNITY.  My prayer for those who are not a PART of God’s FAMILY and are in LOVE with the WORLD and its LUSTS, would make the RIGHT DECISION of TURNING AWAY FROM ALL the WORLDLY LUST and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. Because ANYONE who DOES what PLEASES GOD will LIVE FOREVER.

In order to become a part of God’s Family and LIVE FOREVER in HEAVEN and to ESCAPE HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once you are there.  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST who GAVE His LIFE to REDEEM mankind FROM their SINS.  You MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS CHRIST, DIED for YOU and that He is in HEAVEN making intercession for YOU before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFE-STYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and START having an INTIMATE FELLOWSHIP with YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER and His SON.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!