Ruined for the World

"Remember that if you are a child of God, you will never be happy in sin. You are spoiled for the world, the flesh, and the devil. When you were regenerated there was put into you a vital principle, which can never be content to dwell in the dead world. You will have to come back, if indeed you belong to the family." ~ Charles Spurgeon

I want you to give some thought to what Spurgeon has said here: "You are spoiled for the world, the flesh, and the devil." Do you find that to be true?

If we are honest with ourselves, I think we will find that Spurgeon has hit the nail on the head. Whenever we have wandered away from our convictions or willfully sinned against the Lord - life has lost its luster. We discover that the pleasure of sin IS "only for a season" and regardless of how hard we try to feed our flesh (sinful desires) nothing can satisfy.

The Lord said of Gomer in the book of Hosea that He would hedge up her way with thorns. She may pursue her lovers but she would not be able to overtake them. In other words: regardless of how hard she tried, she wouldn't be able to follow through with the intent of her heart. God has a way of keeping us doesn't He? And what we experience in these fruitless attempts is an agonizing reminder that we are not our own; we have in fact been bought with a price!

The loneliness of sin is almost unbearable. If you have been "born again" it is also unreasonable to think that you can live away from the Lord's standard. It's like walking in the forest after dark. We stumble, fall, and get dirty. All the while there is a voice calling inside of us. "Come Home!"

This is what it means to be ruined for the world. Once you have "tasted" of the Lord and seen that "He is good" - our soul craving can only find one source of fulfillment. I share this with you today because many of us know someone who has walked in light but the cares of this world has choked the Word of God out of their lives. I can assure you of this: if they truly belong to God then He is pursuing their heart.

Maybe this is you today. You don't know why you stopped by to read this blog. For whatever reason you landed at PBC Voice looking for something...longing for something. Could it be that you were raised in a Christian home where you experienced the love of God but have walked away? Or have you accepted Christ but it's been a while since you were in fellowship with God's people? When was the last time that you were able to satisfy the aching in your heart? Oswald Chambers said, "There is only one Being who can completely satisfy to the absolute depth of the hurting human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ."

Can I encourage you? I don't want you to look at your sin or consider how far away you have been. I want you to look at Jesus! God's love for you is perfect. Look at the Cross! God's love for you has been demonstrated. Call out to Him. Answer that tugging in your heart. Realize that everything you are looking for in life is found in Him! You have been "spoiled to the world." "You cannot be content to dwell in the dead world." God is offering life to you NOW!

Choose life.