The World Is Not Worthy Of Us

-November 17, 2021-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— of whom the world is not worthy.”

(Hebrews 11:37-38).

Throughout the Bible there has always been a remnant of true believers, faithful to God and His Word. In OT, there were the courageous prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They had the faith to stand for the truth, even when those who heard them rejected them and the Lord. Jesus said in John 15:18-19, “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of this world, the world would loves its own. Yet because you are not of this world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

When we live and speak for Jesus, we will never be popular, but we will be pleasing to God. The Apostles preached the gospel from shore to shore. Acts 17:6 says, “But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, ‘These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too.’” They didn’t mean it as a compliment, but it was a great testimony. They were filled with the Spirit and had great boldness and courage.

What made these men so effective is found in Acts 4:13, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.” The world is not worthy of these men and women of faith. Christians are good people, who respect authority, obey the laws, and live for the Lord; yet the world rejects Christ and the message of the gospel.

This world is not our home, heaven is. We are just passing through on our way to glory. We are uncomfortable living in this sinful world. We speak differently, act differently, and live differently from those in the world. People get convicted by our words and our lives. There are 16 men and women mentioned in Hebrews 11, but there have been so many others. Are you among them? Is the world not worthy of you? The key is this: are we worthy of the Lord in the way we live?

Have a blessed day walking worthy of the Lord and influencing the world for Jesus. We can once again turn the world upside down. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean