From Pastor John Collins:
“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.” John 15:18-20 (NKJV).
Satan came to Jesus when He was in the wilderness and
tempted Him and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory and
promised to give them to Jesus if He would fall down and worship him.
As a servant is not above His master, a Christian must
realize that there will be temptation for him also. Yet there are just too many
Christians who do not have enough faith to withstand the tempter. There are so
many people who are bowing down and worshiping Satan willingly because they
want the world and they want to enjoy the bounty thereof.
When you find yourself tempted call on Jesus to strengthen
you. When you find yourself surrounded by sin and feel like you are drowning
call on Jesus to save you. The more you think to call and the more you actively
seek your Lord is when your path begins to be cleared by the Father. God wants
you to choose His Son and God wants you to choose to do right.
It is not easy to begin to think, act and react like a
Christian when you have been raised in this world and are a part of this world.
You must work to change the way you see this world and how you find joy in this
world. You must choose to not be friends with this world but desire instead to
be the friend of the Lord.
Call on Jesus and He will help you, He will guide you and He
will love you. God is pulling you in His direction and all you have to do is
follow.
“You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.” John 15:14 (NKJV).
