Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone
loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
– 1 John 2:15
When I was a teenager, the church that I attended had a guest
preacher speaking one Sunday.
She started her sermon telling us about her daughter learning to
talk and understanding words.
Her daughter looked at her and her husband and said “I love
Mommy! I love Daddy!” and as their hearts were swelling with pride, she looked
around and said “I love ketchup!”.
We all laughed, but think about how many times we say that we
“love” something.
There is a conflict between the love of the Father and the love
of the world.
We can get so caught up in our daily routines that we drift
farther and deeper into a love affair with “things” and the boastful pride of
life.
If we find ourselves in this situation, our first response may
be to change some behaviors, but we need to return to our first love.
When the love of the Father is in us, the love for the world
loses its grip on us.
Have a blessed day!
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