Walking In Todays World

As Christians living in a time of so much deception to walk in the spirit and not the flesh is paramount to spiritual survival. The truth behind the many voices screaming for our attention can be so difficult to perceive that even the very elect can be in danger of being led astray.

Many voices vie for our attention demanding allegiance. Some of us can fall prey to the herd mentality and become followers. Various causes such as political, boycotts and anti-whatever. Others seek to persuade us to act in the interest of self. Still others demand we support causes such as, feed the poor, save our planet or be good earth citizens and condemn us if were not involved.

Though not intentionally we can at times succumb to these voices of what I call distractions. Distractions that purposefully distract us from pursuing and being who we are called to be. A kingdom people walking in an unredeemed world with a ministry of reconciliation. Nothing else, not saving the planet, not angrily fighting politically, not chasing after the latest trend nor the satisfaction of self matters.

No, as Christians we are to proclaim Christ and Him alone. We are to seek His kingdom, His purposes, His will and then share the wonderful news of His truth with all in whom we come in contact. To do otherwise is to fall short of our calling, to become entangled with this world and its desperate attempts to save itself. ~ Michael Smith

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting, John 18:36

Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

 2 Cor. 5:19

In which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Eph. 2:2

So that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, Phil. 2:15

They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. 1 John 4:5

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. Col. 2:8

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 1 John 2:16

We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 1 John 5:19

Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5

~Michael