In John 17:15, Jesus said, “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” Jesus didn’t want God the Father to take Christians out of the world yet but instead wanted us to be protected from evil while we witness and work for our Savior. In this world we will be around people who hate God, try to take advantage of us, and are just simply unkind sometimes, and God wants to protect us, even if we’re right in the middle of it all.
You can’t really see my headphones, but I love to listen to uplifting Christian music or a good Christian podcast while I mow, and those ear protectors not only keep OUT the noise from the lawn mower, they also keep IN the good audio. I can easily “tune out” the sound of the mower by focusing on the music. God wants to help keep us in the world while keeping the world out of us. Let’s keep the bad influences out of our hearts and minds while soaking up so much of God’s love that we can spread it to everyone around us.
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