14 December | Kids
«Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.» 1 John 2:15 (NIV)
What is the first commandment? Do you remember it? You shall have no other gods before Me. God asks you to love Him more than anything else because you become similar to what you love the most, what you worship.
We love our family, we love our pets, don’t we? This isn’t wrong. But above our family and our pets, we should love God.
But there is another way to love the world. Some people are very far away from God and have become friends with Satan. Therefore, they love what Satan loves. They love to mock others, they love to hurt others, they love to be proud, selfish and mean.
God asks these people to stop loving what is evil. If they continue like this, they may lose Heaven, because Heaven belongs to people who love God and not Satan.
Let’s practice!
Let’s pray: “Dear God, I don’t desire to love the world. Help me to love only the things of God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”