Love Not The World

February 29

Love not the world

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.   1 John 2:15

What is the world? 

A shadow. 

A deception.  

The enemy of God.

What can you do for us?   

It may enchant, but it will deceive.   It may please for a time but it will sting in the end.  It is an enemy’s country; we must pass through it, but we should not be too intimate with the inhabitants of it.

It crucified our Saviour; it is in open rebellion against our God; it has allured, deceived, and injured many of our brethren; it is reserved unto fire at the judgement of the great day.

We shall soon be called to leave it, we may be called today; “For what is our life? It is even as a vapour, which appeared for a little while, and then vanisheth away.”

Let us fix and spend our love upon a worthier object;

let us turn our thoughts to heaven, to Jesus; and

let us seek grace that we may daily and heartily say,

“Whom have I in heaven but Thee and there is none upon earth I desire besides Thee.”

Precious Saviour!  engross our attention, fix our affections, and be always our all in all!

None but Jesus, none but Jesus, should be our motto every day.

He alone is worthy of our love; and He is worthy of it, for He died and lives to win it.

Lord, from this world call off my love,

Set my affections right;

Bid me aspire to joys above,

And walk no more by sight.

James Smith