God
created watermelons to either be round or football-shaped, so how did those melons
in the picture become square? Someone purposely tampered with them to modify
their shape. The melons were each placed inside a plastic box when they
were small. As they grew, they were molded into the exact shape of the
container.
The
parable of the square watermelons shows us how this world tries to mold us into
something that God never intended us to be. The political correctness mold
dictates how we must talk and think. It constantly tries to brainwash us—telling
us that right is wrong, and wrong is right. The world imposes its sexual
immorality mold on us, while God tells His followers to stay morally pure (1
Thess. 4:3). Young people are pressured fit into the popularity mold so
they will make bad choices that can ruin their lives. If we listen to these
wrong voices long enough, we'll eventually turn into a square melon.
God
says, "Don't let the world squeeze you into its mold" (Rom. 12:2, Phillips
Transl.). To keep from being squeezed into the wrong molds, your inward character must be stronger
than the pressure being applied from the outside. If you squeeze a
cracker in your hand it will crumble because the outward pressure is greater
than the inward strength. But you if squeeze a baseball, nothing will happen because
the inside is greater than the outside.
To
keep from being squeezed, purpose in your heart to love God more than this
world (1 John 2:15). Daily walk with God. Stay in contact with the Lord every
day by talking with Him in prayer and listening to Him. Read His Word every day. Don’t make this a legalistic duty, but do
it to stay in fellowship with Him. Start today. It will keep you from getting
bent out of shape.
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