What does it take to live a godly life in an ungodly world? Many of us ask ourselves this question repeatedly. The signatures of sin and evil are all around us. There has to be something more for us to do than to white-knuckle our way through temptation. Simply put, our anchor is Jesus Christ. He is our only salvation from sin—the anchor of our souls that holds firm, especially when the storms of life threaten us and when the enemy’s temptations blow hard against us. Does this mean that we can escape the troubles of this world? No—but it does mean that we set the compass of our hearts on Christ. As we fix our eyes and our hearts on Him, temptation will not overwhelm us. Jesus knew that we would face serious temptations and trials. On the night of His arrest, He prayed for us: “[Father], 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” (John 17:15-16). To live a godly life in an ungodly world, we must realize that we do not belong to ourselves. As believers, we belong to Jesus Christ. He is the Shepherd of our souls, our loving Savior, and our eternal Lord. We do not belong to this world—it is merely a temporary home. Our heavenly Father has provided all that we need to live free of Satan’s temptations, tactics, lies, and snares. In the face of trials and temptation, we can remain unshakeable in the storm as we rely on Christ.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:14:10 +0000
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