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Never Act Like the World
Envy, vainglory and seeking the praise of
men for the purpose of pleasing yourself bring
sorrow to God. Let us not be desirous of vain
glory, provoking one another, envying one
another (Galatians 5:26). You should be glad
when God blesses others and never envy them.
When you are a true child of God, your
brothers and sisters in Christ are to be a part
of you; so you should be happy when God
moves for them. Then you must pray that God
will supply all your needs and theirs, too. If
you don’t do that, take heed to Paul’s warning:
But if ye bite and devour one another, take
heed that ye be not consumed one of another
(Galatians 5:15). Gossip and envy will destroy
you and others, so you must never make room
for them in your life.
Is it hard for you to stop
pleasing only yourself?
Do you care
too much about
what the world
thinks of
you and not
enough
about
what God
thinks of
you? The
world
loves its
own; so if
those in the
world love
you, you are
in trouble. You
can’t be a part of the
world, and you must be
happy to always please the Father.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful. But his delight is in the law of the
LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day
and night (Psalm 1:1,2).
If you endorse the sins of the world, you
are not in the family of God. The Bible says,
Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the
world is the enemy of God (James 4:4). We
are living in the last hour, and Paul told about
how full of sin people of this day would be.
This know also, that in the last days perilous
times shall come. For men shall be
lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters,
proud, blasphemers, disobedient to
parents, unthankful, unholy, Without
natural affection, trucebreakers, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of
those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded,
lovers of pleasures more than
lovers of God; Having a form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof: from such
turn away (II Timothy 3:1–5). You can find
people who fit those descriptions all over the
world today.
Study the Word
You must realize that true joy does not
come from the world; it comes from hearing
the Word and doing it. Thou wilt shew me
the path of life through the Word: in thy
presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand
there are pleasures for evermore (Psalm
16:11).
Only the Word brings real life. Jesus said, It
is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto
you, they are spirit, and they are life (John
6:63).
The Lord has let me know that everything
in the Word is now uncovered for us to understand.
When you study the Word through
the Holy Spirit, He will light it up and guide
you all the way through because He is to be
your teacher. Howbeit when he, the Spirit
of truth, is come, he will guide you into all
truth: for he shall not speak of himself;
but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
speak: and he will shew you things to come
(John 16:13).
The Word is amazing; and when you hunger
for truth, you will not be able to get enough
of it. O taste and see that the LORD is
good (Psalm 34:8). We will be dining on the
Word for all eternity. The word of the Lord
endureth forever (I Peter 1:25).
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