Light in the Darkness

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them." 1John 2:15 (NIV)

Whether it's gross disobedience or incomplete obedience, it's still sin. These sins--big and small-- keep us (and the church) from being effective in today's world. Jesus said we are to be in the world, but not of it. We are to be the light in a world that is getting darker and darker. To be holy is to be set apart for God's purpose. If we have the same appetites and desires as the world, we have nothing to give. People need to see something different about us--that we love God enough to follow Him and obey Him--that we do not love the world or the things of the world. We find our satisfaction in Him. Most of the people today are trying to fill an empty place in their heart with things, and things never satisfy. We can show them the better way.