As we wait for the coming of Christ, we must guard our hearts against excessive love for the things of this present world. The world offers temporary pleasures, possessions, and recognition, but these things cannot compare with the glory of eternity. A believer whose heart is set on Christ will not allow worldly desires to control his life. Let us love God more than the pleasures and attractions of this passing world. Scriptural Readings for the Day 1 John 2:15-17 (KJV) “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. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” James 4:4 (KJV) “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?” Colossians 3:2 (KJV) “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Prayer Father, deliver my heart from the love of this present world. Help me to set my affection on eternal things and to live for Your Kingdom. Amen.
