Bible Talks

Today's verse comes from 1 Peter 2:11:

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul."

Peter's request is simple enough to read, but hard to follow! Firstly, he mentions that we're 'aliens and strangers in the world', That is, we're no longer part of this earth, but have our place in heaven. In the verses preceeding verse 11, Peter says that we are a 'people belonging to God'. Check out the passport of your heart, and you'll see that your place of birth isn't England - it's Heaven! Earth is no longer our 'home', but is just a waiting place until we go to Heaven. (See Titus 2:11-14 also)

Peter then tells us to 'abstain from sinful desires'. The Amplified bible calls these 'the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature'. We've all been there. We have all struggled in the past. Doing wrong (generally) is the easy way out (Matt 7:13). It's a lot easier once you've done it a few times more too. It's the slippery path that we can all to easily fall down.

And these sins wage 'war against our soul'. How often have we been between a rock and a hard place when it comes to sin? How many times have we struggled in our fight to do what's right, when doing the wrong thing is so much easier? This is what Peter is talking about. This internal 'war' within our heart and mind is what every Christian goes through.

But our place isn't here, it's in Heaven. As such, we should do our best as 'ambassadors of Christ' (2 Corinthians 5:20) to step away from sin and reject it. It's easier said than done, but with God on our side, it's possible!

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