DO ALL FOR THE WILL OF GOD
By A. W. Tozer
Let an apostle say it for us: "All that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he
that doeth the will of God abideth for ever" 1John 2:16, 17This is the world by which we may test the spirits. It is
the world of carnal enjoyments, of godless pleasures, of
the pursuit of earthly riches and reputation and sinful
happiness. It carries on without Christ, following the counsel
of the ungodly and being animated by the prince of the power
of the air, the spirit that works in the children of disobedience
- - Ephesians 2:2Its religion is a form of godliness, without power, which has
a name to live but is dead. It is, in short, unregenerate human
society romping on its way to hell, the exact opposite of the true
Church of God, which is a society of regenerate souls going soberly
but joyfully on their way to heaven.Any real work of God in our heart will tend to unfit us for the
world's fellowship. "Love not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him" 1 John 2:15. "Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
- - II Cor. 6:14It may be stated unequivocally that any spirit that permits
compromise with the world is a false spirit. Any religious movement
that imitates the world in any of its manifestations is false to the
cross of Christ and on the side of the devil and this regardless of
how much purring its leaders may do about "accepting Christ" or
"letting God run your business."
____________________________________________________Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.