The Young, The Saved & The Restless

When you decide that walk according to the will and ways of God, you have committed to a sanctified lifestyle.  The very word, “sanctify” means to be set apart, separated from the rest. 

Jesus prays for believers in John 17 and says: “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.  They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by[d] the truth; your word is truth.  As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them, I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified”.  

So I say to you,  how dare we not want to be different, not want our belief in Jesus Christ not be magnified in our lifestyle.

We tend to want to fit in with the trends and the times of the world, we validate people by what we deem as the goodness of their character.  They can exalt lust, and be as profane as they choose, all in the name of entertainment, and we validate them as good because they donate to charities.  That may be good enough for you but it is not what God deems has good enough for the Kingdom of Heaven.

Our youngness, the state of spiritual immaturity drives us to allow things to dictate or taint our beliefs, not recognizing that we simultaneously are jeopardizing our relationship with God.  Our flesh has a tendency to consider material possessions,  physical comfort and acts of kindness over true spiritual values.

Acts of kindness and displays of worship is good, but only acceptable to God when we operate in obedience to His Word.  Let’s be reminded of Cain and Abel.  Cain's offering was rejected because it was given in a manner that violated the standard God had set.  

God will not just accept our acts of kindness, or our worship, as we submit them living lives that violate His standard.  

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