2 Timothy 2:22–26 (ESV) — 22 So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
NOTE: Verse 26 captures the essence of our problem today, the devil has ensnared many through the various cultures and worldviews in the world today. Every one of them has the devil's fingerprints and every one is opposed to the true knowledge of God. Today, politics seems to cause more arguments than anything, although I am sure that has been true throughout history. Politics is not our mission, it only distracts from the true mission -- taking the gospel to every person we know. When we get caught up in these foolish and ignorant controversies, whatever they are, they take us away from the main mission -- we play right into the Devil's snares.
I'm not saying we should be ignorant of world events, but I am saying that they should NOT dominate our lives. We need to spend more time in God's word than listening to talking heads. This world will pass away but God, his word, and his elect will not. Let's get our focus back on what is important and fix our eyes on Jesus.
PONDER:
- What is my focus?
- Where is my faith?
PRAYER: Father, help me to not be distracted by a world engulfed in sin and by sin. We our listening to the wrong voices. Open our eyes to truth. Set us free by your words of truth.
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