'For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life , is not of the Father,, but of the world ' (1 John 2:16).
We are living in the end-time where some people of God are denying their faith and embracing their own works .They have been blinded by the things of this world and have cultivated a love for material things: love of money, their education and success, their wealth and status, you name it. Nothing is wrong with having achieved all these things. The problem occurs when we put them before God. Christ is saying, "Lay not up for your treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt and where thieves break in and steal." Let not the material things of this world absorb your mind in such a way that it diminishes your love for God and your ability to point others to Jesus. This world has nothing to offer us in our walk with the Lord. All that it has to offer is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life which is clearly not of God . The world is temporary as are the things and desires of it. It will one day passed away and so will the lustful desires. It behoves us to resist the devil and the evil desires of the world and follow Jesus, because he that doeth the will of the Father abides for ever. Let us ever trust the living God and desire to do his will, as we allow the Holy Spirit to purify our thoughts. Let us love, live and act Jesus who is our best example. In the Garden of Eden, we saw these worldly desires played out in the Eve as she was tempted by Satan to eat the fruit God told her not to eat. The 'lusts of the eye' takes in all the things we see with our eyes that may entice us to sin. The 'lust of the flesh is a desire for self-gratification- the real craving of the heart. The 'pride of life' desire us to think we have elevated to the heights of what we want to achieve, even if it means disregarding the will of God. Let us be obedient to God as we hide his Word in our hearts so we might not sin against him. We need to live and breathe the word of God and make him first and last in our lives.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and...
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