“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” (James 4:4)
I once saw a man riding two horses while he stood on their backs. One foot was on one horse and the other foot was on the other horse. For him to do that both horses had to be going in the same direction. Some people think they can ride the horse called “Moral Purity” and at the same time ride the horse called “Immoral Licentiousness.” It is impossible because those two horses are going in opposite directions.
The Bible reminds us that friendship with the world is enmity with God. The “world” here is the world system, worldly pleasures, the world’s ways and the world’s attitude to God and the Bible.
I wonder if these scattered, persecuted Christians may have been tempted by the devil to feel sorry for themselves as he pointed to the crowd of unbelievers and their sinful lifestyles and perhaps said, “Look how they enjoy life and you gave up everything to serve God and now look at you. You should live it up. Eat, drink and be merry.” Satan is capable of such temptations. He tempts us in our weakest times.
Be wary of Satan’s schemes and temptations and remember that you cannot be a friend of the world and a friend of God at the same time.
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