I John 2:17

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"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." I John 2:17 "The world" That is the physical things around us, not only the big universe, but the possessions we sometimes value so much. "and its desires" The things we don't yet have, but want so very much to have. Maybe it's because someone else has it, so we want it. Maybe it just looks good to us. "pass away" Everything of this world is temporary. They all break or wear out. None of them are permanent. To spend our life gaining them is a waste of time. "but" There's another possibility. "the man who does the will of God" We can devote ourselves to this world and its things or we can devote ourselves to doing God's will. We can discover His plan and follow it. "lives forever." What a contrast! on one hand are things that pass away. On the other hand is the blessedness of living forever along with what we have done.