Here’s an email I received from my brother in Christ Kyle:

1 JOHN 2:15

John writes, ‘Do not love the world.’ But what does that mean? First, let’s look at what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean being so holy that you live on another planet. Loving the Lord more doesn’t mean loving those around you less; or feeling awkward around them; or losing touch with them; or not knowing how to talk to them; or getting their backs up because they’re not as ‘holy’ as you.

If ‘we have the mind of Christ’ (1 Corinthians 2:16) shouldn’t we be as attractive to a lost world as Jesus was? As the world of finance, politics, education and entertainment, etc gets more off track, we have two choices: condemn it or influence it! Become what we’re supposed to be, light! It’s the end of the game and Jesus, the Manager head coach, is calling His best players onto the field. Isaiah the prophet spoke into the lives of kings. The three Hebrew children changed the politics of Babylon. Joseph the economist saved Egypt from famine.

Yes, satan is at work taking Christ out of Christmas, prayer out of schools, and God out of government. But he won’t win, and he knows it. His strategy, however, is to convince you that he can win. He doesn’t want you to see the real battle between light and darkness. He doesn’t want you to feel a sense of urgency and personal responsibility. But the God who promised to ‘crush satan under your feet’ is raising up a generation of spirit-empowered believers who will demonstrate what it’s like to live in a different kingdom. Are you part of it?