John is clearly saying that the world is flowing in a directions away from God. He states that the whole world is under the "sway" of the devil. Black friday will be packed with pursuits that God has nothing to do with. Staying on course will be a challenge for us all.
Choose to follow hard after Christ today. Cling to what matters and turn your heart away from the things that will only bring you emptiness.
God is calling us to live a different life. He desires our lives to be in contrast with the "average" life of someone in this world.
this reminds me of:
ReplyDelete1 Peter 4:3
3 For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
Are we really going to go back to old habits and patterns as though being saved by Christ has transformed us so little?