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. I do not pray that YOU should take them out of the world, but that YOU should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
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Most members of the Armed Forces have had their feet on foreign land! You can learn the language of a foreign land and eat the food, but you still will not be of that land. You can even change your citizenship and still not be of that land. As JESUS was praying for HIS apostles, HE identified that they would be in a foreign land as Christians. They were in the world, but not of the world. And just as a member of the Armed Forces step on foreign land, some will accept and many won’t! But as Christians, we belong to a better world . . . a kingdom! I love how JESUS said, “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” As I always say . . . it’s not what would JESUS do, but what did JESUS do . . . because HE did it all! JESUS placed HIS feet on foreign land when HE came down from heaven to dwell among us. HE knew how Christians would feel in a foreign land, and HE prayed for our protection! So just as JESUS refuse to conform to this world, we must also be encouraged not to conform!
Be Transformed!
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