"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?"
-mark 8:36
You can indulge yourself in the pleasures of the world. You can believe the lie the world offers you, but in agreement with the king of this age, you have lost fellowship with Jesus Christ. Being away from God is volunteering your soul for destruction. So in an eternal sense why would you give up being with God for a moment of pleasure? You can have all this world, just give me Jesus. "Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near." (isaiah 55:6).
God has promised us so much, eternal life being at the top of the list. Why would we bother with anything else the world has to offer? "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (matt 6:33). My soul belongs to Jesus Christ, and my feet will go wherever He directs them. My ears are open to His call.
What a thought...the potential to lose fellowship with God through friendship with the world...only a fool, knowing this, would choose to indulge in this
ReplyDeleteknowing this, what a challenge it is to us, as believers, to not even walk near the line of the world, but to stay on the straight and narrow. well said Jacob.