In 1 John 2:15, Apostle Paul enjoins us not to love the world and warned that we cannot love God and the world at the same time. He urges further that we should not engage in the works of darkness as listed in Ephesians 5:4-5 , and Ephesians 5:12:
“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient… For ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God…for it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”

Why however, are there thieves in the congregations of Churches today? Why are harlots in the Choir? Why are extra-marital affairs now commonplace among believers? The answer is simple: worldliness has become the order of the day! The get-rich quick spirit is holding sway among believers who have forgotten Paul’s counsel to be content with what they have 1 Timothy 6:6-11. The end justifies the means philosophy growing in the Church today is contrary to the word of God that says everyone shall give account for his or her actions Romans 14:12.

Another reason for the growth of worldliness in the Church today is that the children of light have made our places of worship comfortable for evildoers. Many believers are now living lives of deadly compromise. Integrity is now considered old school.

How can we change this situation? The Bible says in Ephesians 5:7-8
“Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”

The Bible in Romans 13:12-14 also says:
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; …But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”

Henceforth, let us walk as children of light Ephesians 5:8 and separate ourselves from every form of worldliness. May the second coming of the Lord not catch us unawares in Jesus name.
Written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye.