Who Really Cares?
Who Really Cares? Who cares? Don’t you hear that a lot these days? Think about it. The philosophy of the world is this: “Do whatever you want, go where ever you want, look at whatever you want. Who cares? It’s your life; do what you want with it, right?” Wrong! If we fall into this lie we are giving our Enemy the victory and pushing God out of the picture, and ultimately our life. Why don’t we care about the way we live our lives? One reason is we want to be accepted by all people. Let’s face it, we all want to be accepted and we want everyone to like us. However, we must see if our wants are clashing or going against God’s Word. As Christians we are called to be completely different than the world. It says in Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” That verse sums it all up—we must not let the world pull us down with the attitude of ‘who cares’! Perhaps another reason might be that as Christians we have forgotten what we are living for. If we have, we need to ask ourselves some questions: What are we really living for? What is our purpose on earth? In Ecclesiastes 12:13 it says, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” This verse simply states that in order to live a life that is pleasing to God we must obey Him, and obedience requires us to care about the way we live our lives. Not only have we forgotten what we are living for, we have also lost sight of our eternal home with the Lord. It says in 2 Corinthians 4:18, “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” Matthew 6:19-21 also talks about laying treasures up in heaven and not on this earth. This world is fading away, and if we are living for what it has to offer then we too will fade with it, and our life will account for nothing. We must never forget our purpose in life, as well as our eternal home that the Lord has prepared for those who diligently serve and faithfully follow after Him. If we call ourselves Christians, then we must be different from this world. One verse that is a huge help in this battle is John 15:18, 19: “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” WE MUST CARE ABOUT THE WAY WE LIVE OUR LIFE!! DO YOU? Devotional Contributed by Caleb Frye (2nd year Encounter member)
