“Be ye separate.” 
              — 2 Corinthians 6:17

The Christian, while in the world, is not to be of the world. He should
be distinguished from it in the great object of his life. To him, “to
live,” should be “Christ.” Whether he eats, or drinks, or whatever he
does, he should do all to God’s glory. You may lay up treasure; but lay
it up in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, where
thieves break not through nor steal. You may strive to be rich; but be
it your ambition to be “rich in faith,” and good works. You may have
pleasure; but when you are merry, sing psalms and make melody in your
hearts to the Lord. In your spirit, as well as in your aim, you should
differ from the world. Waiting humbly before God, always conscious of
his presence, delighting in communion with him, and seeking to know his
will, you will prove that you are of heavenly race. And you should be
separate from the world in your actions. If a thing be right, though
you lose by it, it must be done; if it be wrong, though you would gain
by it, you must scorn the sin for your Master’s sake. You must have no
fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove
them. Walk worthy of your high calling and dignity. Remember, O
Christian, that thou art a son of the King of kings. Therefore, keep
thyself unspotted from the world. Soil not the fingers which are soon
to sweep celestial strings; let not these eyes become the windows of
lust which are soon to see the King in his beauty-let not those feet be
defiled in miry places, which are soon to walk the golden streets-let
not those hearts be filled with pride and bitterness which are ere long
to be filled with heaven, and to overflow with ecstatic joy.

Then rise my soul! and soar away,
Above the thoughtless crowd;
Above the pleasures of the gay,
And splendours of the proud;
Up where eternal beauties bloom,
And pleasures all divine;
Where wealth, that never can consume,
And endless glories shine.

On this day...

• Psalm 19 - 2023
• Psalm 18 - 2023
• 5 Gospel Warnings - 2011
• We have made this the whole assignment and it is not the whole assignment, it was just the first part - 2011
• 2 Corinthians 4:4 - 2011
• The Glory of God as the Goal of History - 2011
• We will never rise to be the army that God has called us to be if we are not willing to tell people what the penalty is - 2011
• Preparing our young people - 2011
• Helping You Sing 'Hallelujah' with True Exuberance - 2011
• The Life-Changing Discovery of Christian Hedonism - 2011