In John 17, Jesus is praying for those whom He would call His own...14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
The will of God is not that all believers would be suddenly taken out of this world. And, we have to recognize that while He does desire that we refrain from participating in sinful activities, we don't completely isolate from this world - instead, He calls us to integrate, recognizing that we are in this world but not of it.
A good example of this just laid down one crown, but she is living her life for eternal crowns. That would be Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011, who just transferred the title to Miss Wisconsin this past Saturday night. Teresa is from Nebraska, a devoted believer, who will be attending Patrick Henry College. Her platform was to educate people about eating disorders and to help young girls not succomb to the pressures that would bring that behavior about.
Teresa's story reminds us that we can communicate God's truth through not only what we say, but how we live. The Lord gave her a tremendous platform, which she has used, and I believe will continue to use for His glory. She's just released a musical album, called, "Dueling Pianos", with Calvin Jones, who composed the tune, "White Water Chopped Sticks", that she used in the pageant's talent competition...through that, perhaps more people will learn about the story of God expressed in her life. She chose to integrate, rather than isolate, to be in the world, but not of it - and that's the call placed on all our lives.
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