this world

Do Not Love This World

¹⁵ Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. ¹⁶ For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. ¹⁷ And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

I see lots of people on a daily basis craving things of this world...never enough clothes, never a big enough house, never enough stuff.  I feel so blessed.  I have a warm house, plenty of clothes, plenty to eat.  There are so many around the world, even right here in this community that don't know where their next meal will some from.  there are many more that all they want is a warm coat to wear, or a warm place to sleep.

There are many in the community that could really make a difference, but think not me, maybe when the economy gets a little better, or after I get the new car i want, or after i get...or after i get...   there will always be an excuse, because so many are caught up in craving things of this world, that they will never see that they could be jesus to the homeless man of the corner, or to the family that has so steady income and can't even afford to get the simplest things.  

I pray that this season, instead of buying that extra gift that none of us need, we all will give, either time to a shelter, or food to a food bank, a coat to someone that couldn't afford it for themselves. 

‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,^[a] you were doing it to me!’

father i pray that this season that we will all stop wallowing in our excess, and do what we can for those around us that could use a hand.  My we shine your light to them, so that they know that there is such a thing as hope.  Hope has a name, and his name is Jesus!

amen 

hillsong - came to my rescue