Digging Deeper James 4:4 Points to Ponder

James 4:4
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Points to Ponder
Think about it. How wide the chasm between the world and holiness? I can see in just the nearly 30 years I have been a believer how the contrast between the believer and the non-believer has become dimmer and dimmer. Sometimes they appear indistinguishable. I'm not talking about sticking out like a sore thumb under the guise of holiness, but genuine humility, compassion, and love will mark any woman as unique in today's society. Do Christians have a corner on these things? No. There are non-believers that often put Christians to shame with their "Christ-like qualities."

I think we need to be discerning as to WHY we want to be like the world. Are we genuinely concerned for our unsaved family and friends? Do we want to have open doors of opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ? Can we do that without crossing the line of temptation and sin or negatively impacting the reputation of our Savior?

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Do we want to be friends with the world because our flesh likes it? Or perhaps so we fit in and don't need to explain ourselves? Are we embarrassed of our faith? Do we so fear man that we fail to fear God?

Do you see why James calls such people adulterous? We belong to Jesus Christ, we have been bought with a price, redeemed, regenerated, rescued; so if we romance the world we are betraying our Groom, our Redeemer, our Rescuer, and our Love.

Are you today a friend of God or His enemy?

Blessings,
Diane

Diane Hunt is the Director of Addiction Recovery and Development at America's KESWICK. In addition to her Keswick responsibilities which keep her busy, she loves to read, write and teach, travel and laugh with her grandchildren. Diane has been married to her husband John over 26 years. She has 2 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 step-children, and 7 step-grandchildren.