2 Corinthians 4:3-4
King James Version
3 But if our gospel be hid,
it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world
hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,
lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
What is clutter?
What makes it a roadblock?
Let's hear what JESUS has to say:
Matthew 6:19-21
King James Version
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
Luke 12:15
King James Version
15 And he said unto them,
Take heed,
and beware of covetousness:
for a man's life consisteth not
in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth.
Luke 16:15
King James Version
15 And he said unto them,
Ye are they which justify yourselves before men;
but God knoweth your hearts:
for that which is highly esteemed among men
is abomination in the sight of God.
Apostle John cautions us, too:
1 John 2:15-17
King James Version
15 Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world,
the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life,
is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Let us not be possessed by our possessions.
It is covetousness.
As well as idolatry.
As apostle Paul states:
Colossians 3:5
King James Version
5 Mortify therefore your members
which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence,
and covetousness, which is idolatry:
The true born again's room, home, and life are focused on JESUS alone.
On the commanments He gave.
To love GOD, and others.
To believe in His life, death, and resurrection.
The true believer's mind is clear.
It's not cluttered with evil.
It's not cluttered by possessions.
It's not cluttered with desires.
Our souls don't have cobwebs.
JESUS shines His LIGHT upon our hearts.
We can see clearly, because of the LORD.
We are not caretakers of worldly possessions.
In all simplicity is how we live:
Psalm 1:1-2
King James Version
1 Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
We stick to our Bible.
Which earthly possessions could not compare with.
GOD's WORD lives forever.
Isaiah 40:8
King James Version
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
It is the soul-saving WORD.
James 1:21
King James Version
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness
and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted word,
which is able to save your souls.
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