“Devotion”
Who Do We Give Our Allegiance To?
When people choose to follow the
world over Christ, we should not keep them as friends or remain loyal to
them. Our devotion is to Jesus and our
support is reserved for those who remain faithful to Him.
In Mark 10, Jesus was engaged in
conversation with a young man who was financially wealthy. This man wanted to understand the process to
obtaining eternal life. After reminding
the young man of the commandments that had been given to the Israelites to live
by, Jesus presented him with a challenge that would reveal where his heart
was. The challenge was to sell
everything that he owned and give the money to the poor. When the young man realized what he would
have to do to prove his allegiance to God, he walked away. Jesus did not pursue him or make him feel
better for choosing things over God. We
all have our individual choice to make in regard to giving our allegiance to
Christ or the world.
1 John 2 :15-17
15 Do not love the world nor the
things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is
not in him. 16 For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the
eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from
the world. 17 The
world is passing away and also its
lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever.
