---Window Into Worldliness / Beware!
(Part 2) // By: Steve Lombardo/ Abiding Word Ministries

--REMEMBER THE ESSENTIAL~~

First, worldliness forgets the essential. In Noah's and Lot's time, people were involved in normal everyday activities, things that make up the issue of life. None are inherently sinful. There is nothing necessarily wrong, except when these things become the priorities of life. It is interesting that Jesus does not focus on the wickedness and blatant sins of the people, for which Noah's and Lot's time is remembered. Instead, Jesus talks about indifference or apathy, resulting in a neglect of that which is most crucial.

What were the people indifferent about? Their own souls. The essential is the human soul. The thing about living is that it is so daily. The routine may be fine, but the routine can also numb a person to what is really critical--the soul's value! The rich farmer in Luke 12 had his farm, his work, and his success, but he missed the essential. In (v. 19) he said to his soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry." But it wasn't well with his soul because to him it wasn't the essential. There were other considerations. God called him a "fool" (v.20). Jesus said, "What what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matthew 16:26). ~~
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[Friends, Beware! There are many television programs that are on the air simply to get your money. God can speak directly to you through His Word. Pray and ask for His guidance in reading and understanding the Holy Bible. May our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ lead you on His small and narrow path. (see Matthew 7:13-14 / NASB). ]