KEY SCRIPTURE: Joh 17:16 KJV “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”

During the Lord’s prayer He said, as He is not of this world, so are His disciples also not of the world.

Dear child of God, you do not hail from this world. The word ‘of’ in Greek is ek, which means out of, proceed from or to hail from. It does not just mean; we are not part of this world. We do not proceed from this world and so we do not function according to the principles of this world. The world was not created by the devil, yet because of sin, he has captured the unregenerated man and as a result he has become the god of this world. The bible calls him the Father of all those who have not given their lives to Jesus. John 8:44.

What is in the world? 1Jn 2:16 KJV” For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” The Spirit of God did not talk about the fashion in the world, the sins of the world, or mindset of the world, but made mention of the following as being the things in the world.

1. The lust of the flesh.

2. The lust of the eyes.

3. The pride of life.

These three tendencies are the foundations of every Satanic influence in men. If the Lord says you do not proceed from the world, then you must not allow any of these to show themselves in your life. The answer to this is to know that you proceed from the Spirit of God, and you are in the spirit. Refuse to live in the flesh. Rom 8:9 KJV “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”

Dear child of God, if you do not proceed from this world then you are a product of the word of God. The word is all that matters and means all the world to you. Give attention to the word, believe it and practice the word. Once again refuse to give the flesh any room. Stay in the Spirit and rejoice in the Lord.

THOUGHT: LIVE IN THE WORD AND FULFILL YOUR SPIRITUAL MANDATE

FURTHER STUDIES

1Pe 1:23 KJV  “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

John 3:8 KJV” The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit”.