08/06/2026
I want to be loved, you want to be loved....so why do we follow the ways of this world?
Think about it, lots of people love Jesus, even agnostics say they love God and God is good....so if we want to be loved and be good then let's look at Jesus.
1) We love Jesus because He is incredibly patient with us. Yet some of the well-to-do people in this world teach us to be impatient with others, to let everyone know that we won't tolerate their "nonsense."
2) We love Jesus because, although He is all-powerful and Almighty, He is also humble and gentle. But our world teaches the opposite. It tells us that when we gain a little power, influence, or money, we should make sure everyone knows it.
We see those with wealth intimidate people that have less money or influence. They deal and speak harshly to anyone who offends them, and even use their power to oppress and suppress others.
We see this behavior, we copy it or we say in our hearts, "I can't wait for my turn to do like them."
But if you want to be loved the way we all love Jesus, why copy what you hate? Why copy what Jesus will not do?
3) We love Jesus because He is kind & merciful. But when it's your turn, you repay evil for evil. Instead, and show your enemy "pepper."
We celebrate "karma" when it catches up with our enemies, and if we get the chance to say, "Imtoor!," we gladly do it. Yet we want people to love us like we all love Jesus.
I hope you can already see that the kingdom of this world trains us & models for us to live in ways that are completely opposite to the Kingdom of God. It promises love, acceptance, and fulfillment, yet it cannot produce them because it leads us away from the very character of Christ.
How can we expect to experience the results Jesus had, if we follow a world that teaches us to act completely opposite to Him?
This is why Jesus invited you to come to Him. And says, your ways are not His way...but if you come, you will find rest, love, peace and joy for your soul.
You know the truth and you see the results of you following after the ways of this world.....so why do you continue going down the drain with this world?