BE PORPOISES

October 20 

They are not of the world...I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil. John 17:14b-15

We as Christians are in the world but not of the world. We are called pilgrims or sojourners. We are just passing through, not really fitting in. But therein lies the struggle. How do we keep from being overcome by the world and its system? Paul tells us to be not confirmed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom. 12:2). Easier said than done.                               

Perhaps this example will help crystalize things for us. The porpoise is not a fish. It lives in the sea, but it is not of the sea. It must stay in contact with the world above in order to breathe or it will drown.  Baby porpoises and weak porpoises are helped by the family pod that they are in to stay in contact with the air above. We can see, therefore, that we Christians need to stay in contact with the Lord above. We are doubly helped when newly saved or in vulnerable times by our family pod called the church to stay alive in Christ. We help each other to stay in contact with the Lord above lest the world suffocates us. The Lord is our vital air. 

Russ Simpson