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If you love the things that are in this world and that are of this world,
There is no way that the love of the Father is in you.
There is no way that Jesus Christ, the Living God is alive in you.
And for you to still love this world, and to still be clinging to the pocessions of
this world, And to still be clinging to all the things
that are of this world... The new houses, the new cars, the new clothes,
all those things... Yes, we have to have certain things to get
by... But, my friends, if you are still holding
on to all the BLING, All the PIZAZZ, all the material things...
If you are still trying to keep up with the Joneses...
If you are still trying to run out there and make sure,
That you are kid has the newest gadget, the newest name brand clothes,
And all of those things... If you have to have the nicest house on the block,
And all of those different things... There is no way that the love of the Father
is in you. My friends, we are in this world, but we are
not supposed to be of this world. Jesus is calling His children out...
He is calling His children up out of this world.
This world and the things of this world will all be burned with ferverent heat.
They are all going to melt. It doesn't matter if you have a $100,000 car
or $1,000 car, it doesn't matter. When the fire hits them they are all going
to be melted and it ain't going to be nothing! All the stuff you have, all the material things...
All these treasures that you are laying up on this Earth are not going to be worth a
dime... They are not going to be worth anything...
They are all going to melt, they are all going to be back to dust...
All of this stuff is not worth anything... This world is an illusion.
People are trusting and investing in an illusion. People are trusting and investing in things
that are not even real... All of these things are worth nothing compared
to the riches that are in Christ Jesus. My friend, what are you investing in?
Are you investing in this world? Are you investing in the things of this world?
Because the entertainment in this world, The movies, the cars, the houses, the clothes,
all of the entertainment, That we have in this world, they are nothing
but an illusion... They are nothing but a trick of the devil
to get you to exchange your soul. To exchange your souls;
For the riches that are in Christ Jesus for the riches that are in this world...
My friend, if you love Jesus you will put all of your trust in Him.
You will put all of your hope in Him. You will be investing in His riches...
You will be investing in the things above, not in the things down here on this Earth.
My friends, where is your heart? Your heart is where your treasure is....
Is your treasure with the things down here or is your treasure with Jesus?
Are you laying up treasures in heaven? Are you seeking the Lord? Are you obeying
the Lord? Are you serving Him? Are you busy with the
stuff? Are you busy with this world?
Are you busy with all of the glamour, all of the blitz, all of the bling, and all of
the stuff? My friends, you can not have your cake and
eat it too. You can not have it both ways, you have to
choose... Are you going to love God or are you going
to love your money? Are you going to love Jesus or are you going
to love seeking the world, And the things that are in this world and
of this world? You can not have it both ways...
You can not love both God and money... My friends we've got to have stuff, I do realize
that. I got to have a shirt here...
I got it at the salvation army, or goodwill, one of them...
It doesn't even matter, I'm not saying be like me...
I'm saying be like JESUS. This world is dark and evil, this world is
not of God. My friends, yes we have to have stuff to get
by, But we don't have to have all of the glamour
and glitz of this world... THIS WORLD IS DARK... THIS WORLD IS EVIL...
And it want's to take YOUR SOUL to hell... I pray in the name of Jesus that you are putting
your trust in Jesus, And not in the things that are in this world.
My friends, please... Consider this message. I love you and may Jesus bless you.