God has given us His Word, but the world hates His Word, because His Word glorifies God and not man. And just as God's Word is not of this world, because it was written by God and not man, we, as God's children, are also not of this world. When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, we belong to God's world — His eternal Kingdom — and are called to be His faithful servants.
But even though we are not of this world, we are in the world, sent by God to sanctify ourselves fully to the service of our King, so that others too may know the truth and be saved. This is what Jesus did, and we are to follow His example. However, since we live in this world where the evil one rules, we are to pray to God regularly to protect us from evil and to deliver us from temptation.
"I have given them Your Word
and the world has hated them,
for they are not of the world
any more than I am of the world.
My prayer is not that you take them
out of the world,
but that you protect them
from the evil one.
They are not of the world,
even as I am not of it.
Sanctify them by truth;
your Word is truth.
As you sent Me into the world,
I have sent them into the world.
For them I sanctify Myself,
that they too may be sanctified."
John 17:14-19 (NIV)
There is a continual spiritual war going on in our world around us, and for us, as God's people, to be victorious, we must pray daily for His protection and deliverance.
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