1 John 2:15

1 John 2:15

Do not love the world or anything in the world.
If anyone loves the world,
love for the Father is not in them.


MEDITATION:

TO UNDERSTAND THIS, ONE MUST REALLY DO MUCH REFLECTION AND MEDITATION.
THE BASIC QUESTIONS TO MEDITATE UPON ARE THIS:

WHAT IS THIS WORLD?
EARTH

IN ESSENCE, WHAT IS THIS WORLD?
MATERIAL WORLD

WHAT IS THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WORLD IN ONE PHRASE?
SURVIVAL

WHAT DOES THE MAJORITY OF THIS WORLD REALLY VALUE?
SURVIVAL

WHAT IS THE MATERIAL THING THAT ENSURES SURVIVAL OF MOST PEOPLE?
MONEY

WHAT DOES THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD LOVE?
MONEY

WHAT THING CAN PEOPLE LIE FOR, DIE FOR, AND SELL THEIR SOULS TO THE DEVIL FOR?
MONEY

WHAT DOES THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER AT ITS BEST?
THE GLORY, HONOR, RICHES, WEALTH, POWER OVER ALL THE KINGDOMS, NATIONS, COUNTRIES OF THIS WORLD.

WHAT IS THE KEY PRINCIPLE IN THIS WORLD?
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST


IF YOU WILL LOVE THE WORLD, OR ANYTHING IN IT, WHAT KIND OF PERSON WILL YOU BECOME?

A GREEDY, SELFISH, SELF GRATIFYING, CLEVER, MANIPULATIVE, DECEITFUL, TO THE POINT OF BEING EVIL AND WICKED, JUST TO GAIN WHAT YOU WANTED.

EVEN IF IT MEANS MAKING OTHERS AS YOUR STEPPING STONES TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR PERSONAL GOALS AND AMBITIONS.

NOW, LET US MEDITATE ON THE WORDS OF GOD THAT WE COME TO KNOW OF.

ARE THE PRINCIPLES THAT THIS WORLD IS BUILT UPON IN CONFLICT WITH THE WILL OF GOD?
YES

IF YOU WILL LOVE GOD, CAN YOU LOVE THIS WORLD AND ANYTHING IN IT?
NO

WHY?
FOR THE VERY PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD ARE IN OPPOSITION TO THE WILL OF GOD.

THUS, WHO ARE YOU TO FOLLOW? GOD OR THIS WORLD?

THIS ANSWER IS FOR YOU TO ANSWER BY YOURSELF.

WHATEVER YOUR ANSWER IS, THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES, AND THERE WILL BE SACRIFICES INVOLVED, BOTH WAYS.

MEDITATE ON THIS, BEFORE CHOOSING WHOM TO LOVE, GOD OR THIS WORLD....