Daily Bread – March 10, 2023 (The Fifth Day – Genesis 1:20-23) John 5:19 – We know that we are of God, and the whole world is controlled by the Evil One. Separation From The World The world is not only under the control of Satan, who is the god of this world – it is also a place of temporal existence. The world is passing away, and all the lust that is in it. It will soon be no more, but the Word of God will last forever (1 John 2:15-17). Heaven and Earth will pass away, but the Word of the Lord will endure forever (Matthew 24:35). God’s Word divides light from darkness and good from evil (Hebrews 4:12-13; Genesis 1:4; Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:5). The blood of Jesus has delivered us out of the house of bondage, and the Holy Spirit has led us into the realms of God to be separated from the influences of the world. We must understand how to remain separate from the world and remain unstained by its influence (James 1:27). We must recognize that we are not of this world – anymore than Jesus was of this world. The world has been crucified to us, and we to it (Galatians 2:20). Through the salvation in Christ Jesus, we have escaped the corruption of its lust and its damnation (2 Peter 1:4). To find any comfort and enjoyment in that which is inspired by the enemy of both our souls and of God is terribly wrong. We must recognize how any form of friendship with the world is an act of hostility against God (James 4:4). We must heed the words of those who knew the will of the Father and the dangers of any association with the world, and not allow ourselves to conform to anything that is in the world (Romans 12:2). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 3/10/2022
