“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.” 1 John 2:15 (ESV)
We are told here that if we love the world, God’s love is not in us. What exactly is that saying to us? If our eyes and hearts are only longing after what the world can offer us — by means of material gains, wealth, power, prestige, or even simply by conforming with the ideologies of those “of the world” who have no insight or care for the life that follows this one — then we will not have our focus on God, as is the intent in the relationship between God and His created mankind. If we truly loved God the way we are designed and called to, we would not look to the carnal, or temporary, things to satisfy us; rather, we would look toward the spiritual matters of living our lives as Jesus gave us example and by following the will of God in our own lives. So I implore you now to look inwardly at yourself and ask this question: “Am I living for this world or for the One who created it?”
Jessica Ford
Communications Director
ALIVE Ministries USA
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