"The World Corrupts"

"For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked." (Psalms 73:3) It is really not that hard to figure out why we can get drawn into the world's corruption; after all, we are still flesh and blood. But to understand what it is that makes us stumble into this thing called envy, we need to realize that there is something else involved besides just being enticed. You might have heard the joke about the three pastors and their wives that all died in a plane crash together; the one where the wives were named Brandy, Penny and Fanny; well, no joke, we are enticed by the lustful desires of our hearts. It just so happens, this world has what we need to satisfy those desires; they might be all smoke and mirrors; but nonetheless, they do provide temporary satisfaction. The writer hits this right on the mark when he calls them "the foolish," it is pure foolishness to think that anything this world has to offer will complete our fleshly desires, because there is nothing here that will. As a matter of fact, the more we feed those desires, the more the flesh wants to be fed. It is really not that hard to understand the what, because that what is only want, as in, "I want to be pleased." I hope that you can see the connection between that want and the world's corruption, because they are closely related when it comes to anything the matters in the end. But then again, isn't that the whole point of "the foolish" and why they are so named? Taking our eyes off of eternity, if but for a moment, can put a seed of corruption into our hearts. There is something about want and the hunger to puts inside of us; if you really don't think so, then you should study Ecclesiastes, and see what Solomon had to say about it; it has a life of it's own. There is no way to satisfy the lustful desires of the flesh, it just keeps on wanting and wanting, and it is never satisfied. The world corrupts, but the flesh is corrupt, so there you go; it's all just a lie...
"Then, calling the crowd to join His disciples, He said, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow Me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for My sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? If anyone is ashamed of Me and My message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when He returns in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." (Mark 8:34-38)