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Psalms 119:150 NKJV
[150] They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law.
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.119.150.NKJV
Friends of this world want you to join them. You already live among them, so why not be friends with this world as they are. This world and its citizens are following after wickedness and folly, which is a lack of wisdom, judgement or common sense, because they are far from God’s laws; His words, decrees, statutes, commandments, precepts ,testimonies, instructions, etc.
Friends of this world are always “drawing near” to entice and seduce you. You live in the world and can’t escape it, but God is always near, closer than anyone in this world, even the god of this world, Satan. They can draw near on the outside perimeter of your heart, mind, soul and strength, but they cannot enter in.
Psalms 119:151 NKJV
[151] You are near, O Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.
God your Creator, who made you in His image, dwells inside, in your heart, at the core of your being. He stands at the door of your heart, knocking. When you open up and let Him in, His word will become real and personal to you. You will have that intimate, one on one connection with the living God and His power that lives in those who believe on His name and receive Him as Lord and Savior and King of their heart.
As “they” draw near, God is already near, ready to help you stand up and stand firm, steadfast and immovable. When they draw near to entice you to join them, stay close to God. When His word is hidden in your heart, you will not so easily be tempted to leave the narrow path for the one that is wide and spacious, the one “they” are all following.
Matthew 7:13-14 NLT
[13] “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. [14] But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.7.13-14.NLT
Everyone in the world, who is a friend of the world, is on this wide and spacious path. You can either run with them and receive whatever they receive, or stick to the narrow path that God has laid out for you; that place inside of your heart where you meet with God every day; the core of your being, the secret place where the Most High dwells. This narrow path only has room for you and God.
When God is near (on the inside of your heart) His commandments will ring true. You will see the way he has mapped out for you. God is nearer than you think. Live free from the traps of this world and all of its friends. Live by His word, which is the truth that sets you free!
James 4:4-6 NLT
[4] You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. [5] Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him. [6] And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
https://bible.com/bible/116/jas.4.4-6.NLT
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