Daniel 5: 17-31, Daniel 6: 1-28, 1 John 1-2, Proverbs 21: 1-16
1 John 2: 15-17 (ESV)
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone
loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the
world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is
not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along
with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”
In verses 15 through 17 from 1 John 2, John writes to people
of faith to not love the things of the world. John tells us that whatever is in
the world is from the world and does not last. The only thing that does last is
God and the love he has for us, and the promise that we will be with him at the
end of our days.
John’s advice seems so simple, but it can be hard to
remember in our daily life because we live in the world and are influenced by
it on a constant basis. I think that the times we live in make it especially
hard for people of faith to live in the world. There are many things that are
shown in movies and television shows that are not in keeping with the God’s laws
in the Bible. We also see these things in print, in commercials, on the radio,
on billboards, etc. It seems at times the whole world is against God or as some
would say “anti-God”.
In my life the only thing that brings me peace of mind and
contentment is the love of God and the reading of his words and promises in the
Bible. The world has changed so much since the Bible, but the Bible has not
changed. It has withstood the changes that go on in the world. The same is true
for the love of God. God has not changed and there are centuries of stories
proving that God always keeps his promises to his people. The world changes but
God never does.
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