Stinky Sponges
What do sponges do? They soak up whatever they come in contact with. They are used to clean up messes, to wipe away dirt and grime. If not rinsed and squeezed out, they become stinky. And if not used frequently, they become hard and unusable for their intended purpose. My wife will wet one and nuke it to kill any bacteria
We are a lot like sponges.
We absorb what we come in contact with e.g. music, styles, slang, opinions, etc. And, like sponges, if we’re exposed to worldly trends and not occasionally flushed and squeezed out by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, we become stinky too. If we’re not in the Word daily, we can become hardened to the things of God and unusable for God’s purposes.
In a recent article published by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, titled “Latest Surveys Show a Worldview of Differences,” George Barna, who directs the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, says, “Only six percent of adults in this country have a ‘Biblical worldview.’” Perkins calls it “a shocker of a statistic that has more Christians wondering what on earth are parents and churches teaching?”
Sponges. Soaking up the wrong stuff. How do we avoid that when we’re immersed in a sin-cursed world day in and day out? As always, the Bible has the answer. We are told to “be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18) and “walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” (Gal. 5:16)
You don’t have to look very far
today to see the devastating effects of a non-Biblical worldview. Paul wrote about it two millennia ago (2 Tim. 3:1-5; emphasis added) “…in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power. Avoid such men as these.” I think that just about covers American society today.
Does that mean we’re in the last days?
We have been in “the last days” since Jesus’ first visit to earth. Does it mean we’re in the last of the last days? I don’t know, but it sure feels like it. This site is filled with the good news that Jesus Christ died in our place so that we could live in His place (heaven). If you know where you’ll spend eternity, then make sure you’re filled and walking by the Spirit. If you don’t know where you’ll spend eternity, please spend a few minutes on our “Steps to Salvation” page. And don’t put it off thinking you’ve got a lot of time. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. (See blog post No God No Heaven No Hurry.)
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