The Christian, while in the world, is not to be of the world. He should be distinguished from it in the great object of his life.
To him, “to live,” should be “Christ.” Whether he eats, or drinks, or
whatever he does, he should do all to God’s glory. You may lay up
treasure; but lay it up in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, where thieves break not through nor steal. You may strive to be
rich; but be it your ambition to be “rich in faith,” and good works.
You may have pleasure; but when you are merry, sing psalms and make
melody in your hearts to the Lord. In your spirit, as well as in
your aim, you should differ from the world. Waiting humbly before God,
always conscious of his presence, delighting in communion with him, and
seeking to know his will, you will prove that you are of heavenly race.
And you should be separate from the world in your actions. If a
thing be right, though you lose by it, it must be done; if it be wrong,
though you would gain by it, you must scorn the sin for your Master’s
sake. You must have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them. Walk worthy of your high calling and dignity.
Remember, O Christian, that thou art a son of the King of kings.
Therefore, keep thyself unspotted from the world. Soil not the fingers
which are soon to sweep celestial strings; let not these eyes become the
windows of lust which are soon to see the King in his beauty—let not
those feet be defiled in miry places, which are soon to walk the golden
streets—let not those hearts be filled with pride and bitterness which
are ere long to be filled with heaven, and to overflow with ecstatic
joy.
Then rise my soul! and soar away,
Above the thoughtless crowd;
Above the pleasures of the gay,
And splendours of the proud;
Up where eternal beauties bloom,
And pleasures all divine;
Where wealth, that never can consume,
And endless glories shine.
This devotion was taken from The Apostle's Bible app.
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