May 24 - Aliens

1 Peter 2:11

11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

Peter is addressing us as Christians in the passage. It may seem weird at first to be titled as "aliens" or "strangers". It's hard not to connect movies like E.T., Signs, Alien, Independence Day and so forth, when you hear the word aliens. This is not the type of aliens we are being referred to however. We are like aliens in the sense that, the major population of people on this planet live according to the world's standards. This standard is not set high and is preached against throughout the gospel. We are a minority and non-believers look at us without understanding or knowledge of why we live the way we do.

It is our calling to live according to the scriptures and to abstain from the worldly desires that lurk around every corner. The last part of the verse is the most important. The world is at war with your soul...

You have one soul. Only one. Christ has blessed us with one life to live and when we accept him as the way, the truth, and the life, our soul is committed to him. You have two options: roll over and die while giving up your soul to the world -or- fight and battle daily to keep your soul clean and pure from all the impurities that the world reveals.

If you are ready for battle, go check out Ephesians 6:10-18...