[Manna - June 20]
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
TO fellowship the world is to walk in harmony with
its ideas and to conform to its ways.
In this sense we
may not love it, but must be apart from it and in opposition
to it.
The way thus pointed out to us is, in
some respects at least, a difficult way, and a lonely
way, but it is the only way of peace and happiness.
This world with the lust thereof is rapidly passing
away: it is hollow and unsatisfying and eventually
leads to disaster and ruin; but those who delight in the
Lord's way have blessed communion and fellowship
with Him.
Their joys come from a source which the
world cannot comprehend.
They live on a higher
plane, breathe a purer atmosphere and enjoy a holier,
sweeter friendship than the world could ever offer. Z.'96-67 R1956:4