The world under the power of the evil one
By Richard Templin Hancock
There is so much bad news these days. And there is a reason for that. Listen to what it says in 1 John 5:19 in the Bible: We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, as we're told in 2 Corinthians 4:3-4: Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish; in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
Who will deliver us from this evil world? Galatians 1:4 tells us Jesus does!: "who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—"
And let's be honest. For Christians, we realize that, as it says in Titus 3:3: For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
And James wrote in James 4:4: You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Let's pray: Heavenly Father, help us to live for Jesus and not the world system in rebellion to Him. Help us this moment to make a fresh commitment to have faith in Christ alone and follow Christ alone. Amen.
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