Sunday, May 8, 2016

“Be Not Conformed To This World”

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2

I would like to speak to you today about changes this world and especially America are going through. In America in the past several years we have seen so many changes and none of them for the Christian good. Liberalism has really drug America down into the sewage. America has gotten so bad that we are demonizing people who disagree with people using whatever bathroom they choose; this is the sickness in America. It matters not if you are Republican or Democrat both side support this lunacy. I know the perverts in American must be really enjoying this new allowance for them. However, it is not enough that so many people and politicians have agreed with them but when Christians are afraid of refusing to fight it, then there is not much fight left. Beloved as Christian we are commanded not to be conformed to this world and its ungodliness. The word “conformed” means - to be fashion alike with it- in other words as Christians it is not ok to change with the world. God does not speak good of the world; in fact, He speaks of its judgment so to come. Beloved, as Christians we are the last fight, we are the fighters of truth and godliness. If we surrender and give us as the last line of sanity, then everyone loses to Satan. I know there are much pressure from the world, I know the NFL got involved, and so many other secular organizations, but these are not Christians, these are not God’s fighters for truth. Churches that simply want growth, that want money, that desire notoriety in the world will and have conformed to this world without a fight for God. The Lord also said by not conformed to this world… ye may prove what is that good. We still love good; we still love the truth of God. We still want a world to live in where Christians can worship and serve God in truth and in spirit. The world can do what they please they serve Satan anyway, but as Christians we must continue the fight. While the Lord told us to occupy till he returns Luke 19:13, He never told us to surrender. The Lord also told us “but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind” this is a renewing of the mind you might say it is a revival of God’s power in our hearts. The Psalmist prayed in Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” We need the Holy Spirt to continually work within us. We need to pray often that God will keep us upright and not allow us to fall to the temptations of the world dictating what is right and what is wrong, because they only know wrong, however they call the wrong right and will hate you for disagreeing. Beloved, time will continue and the world will continue to worsen, as Christians we will be hated more and more for doing what is right. Therefore, let us all pray together that God will keep us whole and renewed in the Spirit every day, and let us not be afraid to fight for what is godly and right. If we do not fight the good fight, then who will. We may lose the battle in this world but we will win the victory in the world to come. So while big church surrender to the image of the world, let us small church fight to the end. There were millions of Christians who have died fighting this same fight.1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” Remember let us all pray together.