Every Square Inch is Mine!

In our Sunday message yesterday we discussed how families can grow strong along side the culture. We learned that the enticement of the world is a very real and spiritually dangerous thing. But we live and work and play and relate in a world we can’t leave. How do we bring faith into this daily battle with the world? In the book "Worldliness – Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World", Jeff Purswell gives us a God-glorifying perspective in his chapter, “How to Love the World.” Jeff writes,

“A biblical worldview sees every moment of life lived under the sovereign grace of God and the enabling power of the Holy Spirit. Scripture’s story is emphatic: God’s rule extends to all of creation and therefore all of our lives. As Abraham Kuyper famously put it, ‘There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over ALL, does not cry, 'Mine!’



"Therefore every second of life is significant… A biblical worldview gives us new eyes to see all of life: every sphere is charged with potential, every activity providing an opportunity to serve God, and bring glory to God. Because God is sovereign over all things, and Christ is redeeming all things, all things matter to God.”


We can be in the world, but not of it; enjoy its blessings without being trapped by its snares; and engage it with the redemptive hope of the Gospel. We don’t need the world, but the world certainly needs us.

"Worldliness" is an outstanding and very readable book for understanding how to interact with the culture and be faithful to Christ. This month Sovereign Grace Ministries is having a ginormous sale on this book (and other great resources) that will allow you to interact with a strategic resource in very challenging times.