During Coronavirus, I watched TV reports for several months. People drove up to the food banks in their new cars to get the free food. Never once, I did see anyone in the line in an old, beat up car or pickup. What does this show us about the way people live today? (A life where they drive a new car, which is likely not paid for, to pick up free food?)
If we, as the church, live by the way of the world, we will greatly suffer with the world when the world is affected.
This world sets up all sorts of "special" days whereby they celebrate one thing or another. None of these days are prescribed by God in the Bible. They are all ideas of men, and other men thought it would be a good thing to celebrate these days, so they do.
What happens when that "special" day fails to live up to our expectations? (sadness, depression, disappointment)
We bring the failures of the plans of this world upon ourselves when we yoke ourselves to these plans which are not set forth by God. (such as: Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day)
I've heard women brag about what they received from their husband on various holidays. Later the same women are depressed, for their husband is no longer living to give them these things they lusted after, and the women remember the past with longing, pulling themselves down by their own lusts.
God's way is as follows:
Colossians 3
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with HIM in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
If we live the way of this world, we will go down with this world.
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