1.John 17:16 ' They are not of this world ,even as I am not of this world.'
2.Galatians 1:4' Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world , according to the will of God and our Father.'
3.Romans 12:2'And be not conformed to this world:but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what is that good,and acceptable and perfect will of God.'
4.James 1:27'Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction ,and to keep himself unspotted from the world.'
5.1st John 2:15 "Love not the world ,neither the things that are in the world.If any man love the world,the love of the Father is not in him.'
COMMENTARY-'The god and prince of this world is Satan.All unconverted people are his subjects.He seeks to attract and hold people through the lust of the eyes the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.This sinful world has its own politics ,art ,music, religion,amusements ,thought -patterns,and lifestyles and it seeks to get everyone to conform to its culture and customs.It hates those who live holy and follow Christ.Christ died to set us free from this wicked world.It would be absolute disloyalty to Christ to set your affections on that which is worldly.This fallen world system ruled by the devil is the enemy of God.' (James 4:4)
We are surrounded by an ungodly culture, that is hostile to the holy things of God.The spirit of this age is selfishness . The culture has been captured by Satan and is in called 'evil'.When we absorb the ungodly values of a sinful culture then worldliness has become a friend instead of a foe .We cannot separate our spiritual lives from our practical lives.We must be sober-minded and alert and resist the evil influences of our culture.We cannot live a life of undefiled devotion unless we live holy unto Him.Has our Christianity had a profound impact on the way we live our lives ?
MENTAL HOUSE CLEANING !! Romans 12:2 'Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.'This is your responsibility ! Many are so very diligent to keep a clean house. They hate 'dirt and dust.' They wash,they dust,they mop the floor and vacuum daily.Their house is 'in order.' Nice and clean.To keep it that way takes time and daily effort ! For me I love a clean tidy house ,but it won't clean itself.
Now have you been in a house that is one big filthy mess ? It is very 'dusty and dirty' and the sink is full of dirty dishes with roaches crawling over the plates ! Piles of newspapers ,trash cans overflowing with garbage.The place stinks and it's not a good place for fellowship .
Some are 'hoarders' and their house is full of junk !
SO WHAT ABOUT YOUR MIND ?IS IT CLEAN ?ARE YOU RENEWING YOUR MIND ? Are you diligent in cleaning your 'mental house' or is it one big mess full of the junk of this world ? Does your thought life stink ? Is it holy or ungodly ?
Psalm 19:8-9 says 'The commandment of the Lord is pure,enlightening the eyes.The fear of the Lord is clean ,enduring forever.'As we fill our minds with the Word and as we fear the Lord we will do radical mental housecleaning in our minds and get the dirt out and keep it out.'
Ephesians 5:26'The He might sanctify it and cleanse with the washing of the water by the Word.' Get the 'bleach and detergent' of the Word of God and clean your mind up.Get those filthy stains of ungodly music ,ungodly movies and ungodly T.V.out of your mind!No one washes their dirty clothes and then takes these clean clothes and throws them in the mud.
DO YOU THROW YOUR MIND IN THE MUD OF UNGODLINESS WHEN YOU KNOW JESUS SAID,'Love the Lord thy God with all your mind.'(Matt.22:37)
God forbid that you may be 'hoarding' mental garbage in your mind.You decide what you expose your mind to ! The defiled culture invades many minds through the media and we call it entertainment when the content is vile and vulgar ! LIKE A HOARDER OUR MINDS ARE FILLED WITH USELESS UNCLEAN GARBAGE ! This is never the place for sweet fellowship with a holy God.The mind is not a trash can overflowing with the trash of this world.No ! God wants us to worship Him with a renewed mind !No one would go to work with a shirt covered with stains because people will see it. But we have no problem going about our daily lives with a mind full of worldly stains that God can see !
Psalm 119:9'Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? By taking heed thereto according to Thy Word.'
Psalm 119:11'Thy Word have I hid in mine heart ,that I might not sin against Thee.'
Psalm 101:3'I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.' LET US BE SERIOUS ABOUT RENEWING AND WASHING OUR MINDS WITH THE HOLY WORD OF GOD.TIME FOR MENTAL HOUSE CLEANING.
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