Meditation 1 John 2:15

Meditation Verse

 

Scripture. 

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.  If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 
1 John 2:15  KJV

 

The Apostle John wrote this letter to believers instructing them on how to live a Christian life.

 

In this short verse he sums up how we are to look inward to our own life, to see if we love the world and the things of the world, more than we love God.

 

In other words; who comes first in our lives? 

 

Is it the love of the planet? 

 

Is it the love of the things created by God, animal, bird, fish? 

 

Is it our family, loved ones, friends? 

 

Is it the things man has created; home, auto, toys. 

 

Is it someone; an entertainer, a philosopher, or our cultural heritage, a certain way of living?

 

All these things are allowable, although when one becomes a true believer, many of those extra human beliefs will be put aside for higher thoughts. 

 

They should never overpower or come first, before our love for Him who created and gave us, the Spirit that is in us.

 

He gave the Spirit to us for His own pleasure, knowing that He would abundantly give us the same pleasure, when we return to Him fully locked in to Him, never wavering in faith.

 

That pleasure is one on one communing with God as Friend and Confidant.

 

The evil in this world desires to hide this from us.

 

It is jealous of what we can have with God. 

 

It knows of the Magnificence of the One who is called " I Am That I Am". 

 

Evil has found that turning it's back on God was not it's best idea. 

 

Evil believes it's only hope is to gather more and more like minded souls to itself; and sets out to snare souls into it's traps for eternity.

 

Is God afraid? 

 

I know He is not and He could never be. 

 

The numbers won't matter to Him at the end. 

 

Now they do. 

 

He does not want any more to perish to evil than have already done so, and asks each believer to 

be a witness for Him.

 

Granted, we do not do a good job as His ambassadors, but each in his or her own way, can be used by God in some way even when they do not know they are being used.

 

Believers should always be available to the Spirit and walking in God's Will for them.

 

Be yourself in God.

 

Speak Bible Truth.

 

Prayer.
Lord, thank You for this warning.  This world is very bold in it's attempts to entice me and I have fallen many times.  Thank You for Your forgiveness and the peace it gives when I confess to You.  Help me to meditate day and night on Your Word and to come to You daily for all my needs to be met and to commune with You.  I want to have open communication with You  24/7.  Inhabit my life, my mind, body and soul and teach me Your Ways until I leave this earth to go to be with You in Spirit.  Amen.