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The Morning Minute Pastor Rick Burns
Monday
February 23, 2026
“The Pull of the World”
1 John 2:16 (ESV)
“For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.”
John breaks the world’s system into three categories:
1. The desires of the flesh
Cravings rooted in fallen nature—comfort, pleasure, indulgence apart from God’s will.
2. The desires of the eyes
Coveting what we see—comparison, envy, constant longing for more.
3. The pride of life
Self-exaltation—status, recognition, independence from God.
Notice: these are not neutral impulses. John says they are not from the Father.
The world tempts by appealing to appetite, attraction, and ambition.
This pattern goes all the way back to Eden.
It showed up in Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness.
It still shows up today.
The issue isn’t that we have desires.
The issue is what those desires are rooted in.
