Prepare for Tomorrow’s World

The true Christian simply cannot be part and parcel of this kind of God-defying world. Nor can he participate in the world of cut-throat competition, shady deals, dirty jokes and misused sex or in the cocktail lounge or jet- set world of lust and vanity, the permissive world of the ‘swinging wife swappers’, drug users – the list can be endless as all this is what the Bible calls worldliness and must be avoided (2 Timothy 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:17).

The person who would avoid what the Bible really does describe as worldly, is the one who would surrender to God and yet at the same time live a happy and balanced life. This person must have definable values, definable goals and a way of life to achieve these. He or she is a person who carefully studies, meditates on, and lives by, every word of God (Matt 4:4; Isaiah 40:31). He or she is the one who, following Christ’s example, rises in the morning and prays to God for help, wisdom, love and guidance. He or she is the one who is carefully and diligently studying and following the inspired example of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible (2 Timothy 2:15). Fellowship with the brotherhood is also a vital essence on the journey towards the kingdom.

Such a person will be filled with joy, building real balance and character with the goal of living for ever with God in tomorrow’s world (Hebrews 11:6). Fellow- labourers in the Lord’s field, if our Master were to come today, would we be happy to meet him in the state we are in now? If not, let us not harden our hearts: the Lord Jesus is still waiting for our response (Rev 3:20).

Bro Sibangani Maka (Zvishavane, Zimbabwe)