Do not love the world

1 John  2:15 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.

The world was once a perfect place to live, a place of peace and no evil, a place of joy and happiness. But after sin crept in and devil was cast into it, it became a place of sorrow, pain, death and  anguish.

The god of this world the devil, try as much as possible to create a distance between us and our father the Lord God through three distinct elements...

These three elements has been the tool the devil uses to fight against man in other to become an enemy of God.

The three elements are well listed in the book of 1 John  2:16 For 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.

Lust of the flesh:

Our sinful nature, dominated by sin and rebellion, is so closely tied to the physical aspect of mankind that it is called “the flesh.” Every human being is born of the flesh, the union between a man and a woman that produced another flesh-bound human. Desires that arise from being fleshly creatures in a fallen world can quickly become sinful lusts.

Desires that arise from the fact that we are earth-bound, fleshly creatures are not sins in themselves. We desire food, water, shelter, sex, and comfort. God created us with those desires.

However, we are born sinful, desiring to please ourselves, regardless of God’s moral law (Romans 3:10, 12). When fleshly desires rule us, taking priority over God’s will, they cause us to violate God’s righteousness.

They become lusts. For example, hunger propels us to find food. Eating is good. It is not sin. Jesus ate and drank when He was on the earth (Luke 24:42–43). But when hunger becomes a lust for food, it turns into gluttony, which is a sin (Proverbs 23:20–21). When natural sexual desires turn perverse, they lead to homosexuality, adultery, fornication, and other sexually related sins. Those are lusts of the flesh.

Lust of the eyes:

This is the first  element that devil used against man in the garden of Eden, Satan present a fruit of the forbidden tree to Eve, not that she has not been seeing it for the time she has been in the garden, but Satan want her to see beyond just fruit, thereby she Lust after it.  (Genesis  3:6)

In same way Cain Lust after the sacrifice of his brother, that Lust of the eyes made him the fist murderer in the Bible. (Genesis 4:5)

David through the lust of the eyes took the wife of Uriah, and sin against God.. Such act Leeds to murder and death.

Pride of life:

anything that leads to arrogance, ostentation, pride in self, presumption, and boasting. John makes it clear that anything that produces the pride of life comes from a love of the world and “if anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15).

anything that exalts us above our station and offers the illusion of God-like qualities, wherein we boast in arrogance and worldly wisdom. Eve wanted to be like God in her knowledge, not content to live in a perfect world under His perfect grace and care for her. Satan tried these same three temptations on Christ during His 40 days in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11).

Remember Nebuchadnezzar who exulted himself and says by his power he has made the kingdoms under his domain.. But God sent him to the Bush to learn for seven years (Daniel 5:20-30)

Satan  tempted Jesus with the lust of the flesh, bread for His hunger (Mathew 4:2-3), the lust of the eyes, “all the kingdoms of the world with their splendor” (vv. 8-9), and the pride of life, daring Him to cast Himself from the roof of the Temple in order to prove that He was the Messiah by an ostentatious display of power that was not in the will of God or His plan for the redemption of mankind (vv. 5-6). But Jesus, though He was “tempted in every way, just as we are” (Hebrews 4:15), resisted the devil and used the Word of God to ensure victory over him.

The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.” In other words, if we follow the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, we cannot do the will of God, and therefore will not inherit eternal life (Matthew 7:21; 1)

Those who have been born again in Christ Jesus will continually put to death the desires of the flesh.

Are you born again? You can't be born again and still love the world. Let Christ make a difference in you and instil the love of God in your heart.

God bless you.

Prayer key :

1. Lord thank you for another day like this in Jesus Christ name.

2. Lord help me to crucify all the list  of the flesh, eyes and pride of life in Jesus name.

3. Lord help me to love you and not the world in Jesus name.

4. Thank you for answered prayer in Jesus Christ name. Amen.