1 JOHN 2:15
"DO NOT LOVE THIS WORLD nor the things that it offers you, for when you love this world, you do not have the love of the Father in you."
Most people love and even crave the physical pleasures of this world. Many people crave everything that they see and their desire is to accumulate as many possessions as possible. The fact is that most of us fall in love with this world and everything that we can obtain in it. We are proud of our achievements and possessions. All these things are of this world and the truth for today is that the Lord tells us, DO NOT LOVE THIS WORLD. In fact His equation is laid out for us; the more we love the world, the less we love the Lord. The more we love the Lord the less we love this world.
What do you love? What do you cherish? Are they the things of this world? Everything that is in the world such as the lust of the flesh, and the craving for sensual gratification is not of God. The lust of the eye and the greedy longings of the mind lead to pride and a sense of separation from the Lord. Are you upset when you can not have the car or home or clothes that you see and desire? Do you spend a lot of your life trying to maintain your youthful appearance? Do you have a great fear of loosing your life and facing death and leaving this world? The Lord Say's DO NOT LOVE THIS WORLD!
Some see a contradiction in the world that only God can explain. Those who love and are devoted to the Lord and His Word are truly His children. Just as an earthly father knows how to give gifts to his children, so God gives gifts freely to His children. That is why those who are faithful and righteous and love the Lord with all their heart never have a concern for the things of this life. They do not worry about what to eat or wear or where they will live. In fact the Lord showers down blessings on those whom He loves. The ones who give the most in this world are the ones who get the most in this world. The thing that remains clear is that those that receive this bounty love the lord and they DO NOT LOVE THIS WORLD!
