Daily devotion – Monday 9th August 2021
The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God – 1 Cor 3:19
There are many who say that the way for the Church to make the world a better place is to become like it! But when the Church seeks to do this it ends up compromising its spiritual authority and losing any influence it may have. Instead of changing the world, the world changes it.
God does not want us to isolate ourselves as followers of Christ. Jesus said, “As You sent Me into the world, I also sent them into the world.” John 17:18.
If we isolate ourselves from others, we have no impact and we demonstrate a lack of love. But neither does God want us to become like the unbelieving world. We are to be separate, refusing to adopt its motives, attitudes and patterns of behaviour.
The Bible warns us, “All that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the world.” – 1 John 2:16.
Let Christ fill your life this week beginning today, and there will not be room for the world in your life!