
I thought this might be a good Devotional for us to look at together. Please leave your comments below. This is from Justin Camp of Gather Ministries. I follow him each week online and appreciate his insight.
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Scripture Experience
1 John 2:17 The World passes away,
and the lust thereof.
When John writes “the world” he is talking about the entire system of human interest that surrounds us. This isn’t what God created but is what man has created therefore it is not perfection (It is good)
It is the thing of man who looks to them to determine his success and life. It is the world that Satan showed Jesus on the Mount of Temptation and said that he would give it to Jesus if he would only bow to him, creator bowing to creation is abhorrent. He falsely claims that it belongs to him. Jeus doesn’t need to go to the cross to achieve success. Satan will give him authority, power, respect.
He made the same offer today. The apple illusion is always there and so often we reach out to pluck it from the tree only to watch it vanish in our hands. We traveled so far for nothing more than a mirage that doesn’t offer any water but only sand to quench our soul’s thirst
“So unsubstantial and fleeting are the things with which the men of this world try to appease their immortal appetite.” – FB Meyer.
The lust for the desire passes away in the dust of discouragement. No enjoyment is there to encourage our pursuit. Our soul dries out in a never setting sun.
However, John 2:17 encourages us with these words. “The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”. Many translations use the word Abides forever which is more accurate. This person has decided that the momentary can never compare to the eternal. Having experience that life in a mere taste of time alone with God the soul wants to exist in the deep end of that cool refreshment. Only living with Jesus, day in day out, can bring that satisfaction.
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