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Saturday, May 15,
2010
Disengage
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved
him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever
thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (KJV)
Mark 10:21 (from Adam Clarke
Commentary)
[One thing thou lackest] What was that? A
heart disengaged from the world and a complete renunciation of it and its
concerns, that he might become a proper and successful labourer in the
Lord’s vineyard.
Disengaged means to release; disentangle.
Renunciation means the act of disowning, casting off, or giving up;
abandonment, rejection.
We are in this world but we are not to be
of this world. Our new life in Christ consists of those things above, not
those things here on this earth where moth and rust does corrupt. Our
manner of life should be confessing that we are strangers and pilgrims just
passing through, not entangling ourselves in the affairs of this life.
Through faith we look to new heavens and a new earth, not laying up our
treasures here in this life, but laying up in store a good report before
God, so that when we stand before His judgment seat our intercessor Christ
Jesus will confess that we are one of theirs and receive our crown of
righteousness that is laid up for us. Now, think about it…really, what do
we have to look forward to here on this earth? It is passing away and so
will we if we do not hold fast our profession of faith and endure in truth
unto the end. What will it profit you, if you gain the whole world, and
lose your soul? What will you give today in exchange for your soul?
Galatians 6:14-16 But God forbid that I
should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world
is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (KJV)
How about, you and I commit our whole
heart and life to Christ instead of the weak and beggarly elements of this
world. How about, you and I lay down our life today, and raise up a life in
Christ. How about, you and I not conform to the world, avoid profane and
vain babblings, disengage and abandon evil communications which will
corrupt our good manners in Christ, and allow ourselves to be separated
from our mother’s womb, the fleshly things that tie us to this world. How
about, instead, let us be transformed by the renewing of our minds so that
you and I can prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of
God.
Are
you willing to disengage from and renounce the hidden things of darkness to
be a servant of Christ? Well…
1 Peter
4 1:2 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm
yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the
flesh hath ceased from sin; (2) That he no longer should live the rest of
his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. (KJV)
So finally, my beloved brethren, seeing
then that all these earthly things shall be dissolved, having taken up your
cross and chosen to follow Christ, remain as the few strangers and pilgrims
just passing through on your way home, and disengage from and renounce
those things that were gain to you in this world, and count them as loss
that you may gain in Christ. And be diligent that you may be found of him
in peace, without spot, and blameless this day.
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