Off in the Distance a Fool Laughs

"Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour." -Proverbs 14:9

"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." -James 4:4

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." -John 15:18-19

"Then he said to them all: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." -Luke 9:23

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and man" -Matthew 6:24

Men, have you ever had a friend or person in your life who scoffs and laughs every time you bring up God, the Bible, church, or a Biblical truth? The Bible tells you to expect this from people who don't know Christ as personal Savior and who don't follow God's truths. Often times you will be persecuted and looked down on if you claim to be a follower of Christ by those who don't understand why you do what you do in your obedience to God. Look at the disciples in the Bible days; they were persecuted and some killed for being associated with Christ. Jesus Christ was killed by his own group of people in his blood line. Why would you expect an easy path or anything different from the people of this world who don't know Christ nor hold to his principles? Keep in mind Satan has blinded the people of this world's eyes. He's their master and this world belongs to him. We're strangers and missionaries in this lifetime if we call ourselves a true Christian and Follower of Christ.

Jesus basically says, if you're a friend of his, you will be an enemy to the world. You will be an offense to them because you are called to raise the bar and set a higher standard for human kind. Many people don't want to admit there's a God because they don't want to answer for their sin or live up to the Bible's standard set by God. Many people want to pick and choose parts of the Bible to obey. Jesus tells us to "Die to self, pick up our cross, and follow him." My question for you young man is, can people tell that you're a true follower of Christ or are you hiding your Christianity and birthright given to you from your Heavenly Father? You come from a royal heritage by accepting Christ. Why would you hide it or try to compromise your stand and follow the lost like the society we live in full of "the blind leading the blind?"

I have to admit for years when I was younger and even traces of it today in my life I hid my sonship of God. I try to get as close to the world's line while still calling myself a Christian. You know this leaves my walk in shambles and keeps me unstable as a Christian man and leader. The Bible says, "No man can serve two masters for either he will cling to one and forsake the other." We have a world full of Christians forsaking their Godly heritage to believe the lies of Satan thinking the world has something better than God to offer them. I tell you what, you have a choice but you will find if you decide to follow the world's standard of living then you will be sadly unfulfilled and left feeling empty. Don't turn your back on God and your sonship! You're a son of the King! Embrace it! Be it! Live it! The world is lost but you have the answer that can open up their eyes. Stop letting the scoffing fools hold you back by what they think and say. They're on a path to destruction. Don't join them. Go forward with the things of God! Expect the "haters!" Don't let them get in your head or take you off your path as a man of God!

People will try to cover the light that the Holy Spirit illuminates in your life. Don't let them take you away from your royal right to shine as a son of God.