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Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father. Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father. The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live forever.
1 John 2:15-17
How many times in your life have you said "It is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there!" When you come to Jesus and deeply love the Father who created us all, that is how you will come to feel about everything on this earth.
As the old song said, "This world is not my home. I'm just passing through." There is nothing you can touch, taste, or see here on earth that is forever. It will all burn up and be gone. But your love for Jesus will live on and last forever.
If you found your old toy box that you cherished when you were a small child, what would you give for it now? Certainly it would have sentimental value, but your life as an adult does not even compare to a small child loving and playing with dolls or toy trucks.
This world is like that toy box. When you come to know Jesus and grow up in Him your old toy box loses it value! Don't spend your life now trying to fix your toy train or repair that broken doll instead of living in the present and looking toward the future.
"Lord Jesus, help me to let go of the past with live for you today. Lord, all of my regrets were crucified with You and my future came out of that grave to live with You forever! Show me how to obey You again today! Amen."
1 John 2:15-17
How many times in your life have you said "It is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there!" When you come to Jesus and deeply love the Father who created us all, that is how you will come to feel about everything on this earth.
As the old song said, "This world is not my home. I'm just passing through." There is nothing you can touch, taste, or see here on earth that is forever. It will all burn up and be gone. But your love for Jesus will live on and last forever.
If you found your old toy box that you cherished when you were a small child, what would you give for it now? Certainly it would have sentimental value, but your life as an adult does not even compare to a small child loving and playing with dolls or toy trucks.
This world is like that toy box. When you come to know Jesus and grow up in Him your old toy box loses it value! Don't spend your life now trying to fix your toy train or repair that broken doll instead of living in the present and looking toward the future.
"Lord Jesus, help me to let go of the past with live for you today. Lord, all of my regrets were crucified with You and my future came out of that grave to live with You forever! Show me how to obey You again today! Amen."
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