Our small group last night was awesome! We are going through 1st John, and it's amazing how it ties in with what Keith is teaching on Sundays at Journey. Here is a snippet of a few verses that stood out last night.
1John 2:15-17
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. For all that is in the world, the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions is not from the father, but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. ESV
Jesus commands (not suggests) for us to go out into the world and get into the world. At the very end of the book of Matthew (vs. 19) he says "GO." What I'm saying here is engage the world, but not its desires. You see if we are the salt and the light, what good are we around other salt and other light? We just blend right in. But if we go somewhere where the light is dim and the salt is bland...we stand out. For Jesus. Be in the world, not of this world. How cool is it to think we abide in God. Forever.
2 comments:
I love where God is leading us as a group and as a community!
That's one of my favorite verses! This world is so temporary and once we realize that...that its not about us at all, we find that there is no need to do anything that is not eternal or that does not glorify God!! I am going to start coming to your study of the Bible!!
Tom (SBS)
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