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12/1/2010 - I John 2:15-17 Whatta You Crave?

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SCRIPTURE: I John 2:15-17 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

OBSERVATION: Our problem is not the world and the things it offers us, our problem is our heart and how it gets attached to those things. In others words, our problem is not "out there", it's "in here". The reason that these cravings are so destructive is because that is all they are, cravings. If we pursue them as in end in themselves, we will never have enough and the pursuit will consume us. How much is enough achievement or possessions? The world's answer is always "just a little bit more".
God, on the other hand, offers us a life of fulfillment and peace simply based on submitting and following Him. We have the chance to get off of the "desire treadmill" and sit in the easy chair of His grace.

APPLICATION: I want, I want, I want. I need, I need, I need. What I really want and need is simply more of Him. What I really want is to find a place of peace and relaxation in His presence and live there--for the rest of my life.

PRAYER: Forgive me for pursuing the cravings of this world. May You alone be my one desire. May I find my fulfillment, my meaning, my identity in You and You alone.

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