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John chapter 8 verse 23, Jesus said to them,

You are from below. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. What a statement.

I love the book of John. I love all these words from Jesus like every verse is just

high with meaning. It's hard to pick a verse like John 8 12. Jesus says,

I'm the light of the world whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.

What a picture. And then so verse 23, so a lesser known saying,

You are from below. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. Just

meditate on that. There's another world that Jesus is living for. And he's calling followers of

his to live for that world, not for this world. I look around you at the world today and consciously

say, I'm not living for this world. I'm not living for the pursuits of this world,

pleasures of this world, possessions in this world, applause, praise from this world. I'm living

for another world. You say that consciously day in and day out. You'll live differently in this

world when your eyes are fixed on another world. Jesus says this in so many different ways.

Think about the way he talks about possessions in this world. Don't store up for yourselves

treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy where thieves break in and steal. Don't live for

stuff here. Store up treasure in heaven in another world where moth and rust do not destroy where thieves

do not break in and steal where your treasure will last. Think about Mark chapter 10. Jesus saying to

a rich young man, go sell everything you have given to the poor. You'll have treasure in heaven.

He's not calling him to have a miserable life. He's calling him now the fullest life possible

forever. If you'll just get his eyes off of this temporary world or one day, everything you see

is going to fade. The pleasures, pursuits, possessions of this world, applause, praise from this

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