Come out
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17 Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
Church, if there has ever been a time when God’s people needed to stand apart from the world—it is now.
We are living in a nation that once held the Bible in high regard, once taught its children to pray, once feared God.
But now… now we live in a land that blushes at nothing.
What used to be shameful is celebrated.
What used to be moral is mocked.
What used to be right is ridiculed.
We are witnessing the moral collapse of a nation that has chosen to turn its back on God.
And we are right in the middle of it, all the while, God’s Word still cries out:
“Come out from among them, and be ye separate.”
We are now surrounded by a generation that no longer wants the God of the Bible,
However, they still seem to want His blessings.
They reject His authority, - but they still want His protection.
They deny His Word, - but they still expect His mercy.
This is a generation that calls darkness “light” and light “darkness.”
It is a culture that is
plugged in,
entertained,
and deceived.
Every system—
our schools,
our politics,
our entertainment industry,
our social media,
even our economic institutions—
are designed to keep us spiritually distracted, morally dulled, and emotionally dependent on the god of this world.
The enemy is crafty.
He doesn’t just tempt us with sin—he builds a whole culture around it.
He creates an atmosphere where sin feels normal, and holiness feels strange, and ridiculed
But the Bible says clearly in
4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
That means you cannot walk hand-in-hand with the world and still please God.
You can’t dance to the rhythm of this culture and expect to walk in step with the Spirit.
You can’t feed on the world’s garbage and expect to bear godly fruit.
It is impossible!
The system of this world is designed to keep you
plugged in,
included,
snared,
and trapped.
It keeps you
scrolling,
consuming,
comparing,
and craving.
It keeps you busy—but not fruitful.
It keeps you informed—but not transformed.
It keeps you entertained—but not enlightened.
Even our advertising today mocks spiritual things.
They’ll use the devil as a mascot, sin as a slogan, and rebellion as a brand.
What is happening?
We are living in a generation that no longer merely ignores God—it openly defies Him.
And the tragedy is that many Christians are going right along with it.
Throughout history, God has drawn a line of separation between His people and the world.
When the world was corrupt, God didn’t tell His people to blend in as a remedy, No! —
He told them to come out!
Take a walk through the Scripture shall we?
God took Enoch out of the earth completely.
He took Noah out of a corrupt generation and into an ark.
He took Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldeans and into a promise.
He took Lot out of Sodom and Gomorrah before judgment fell.
He took Joseph out from among his brothers and into Egypt to save lives.
He took Moses out of Egypt and into the wilderness to lead His people.
And He took Paul, a Pharisee of Pharisees, out of Judaism and sent him to the Gentiles.
Every time God does a new work,
He first calls His people out from the old one.
That’s His pattern.
That’s His way.
The Greek word for church is Ekklesia—it literally means “the called-out ones.”
We are not called to fit in with the culture; we are called out of it.
We are not called to be relevant; we are called to be righteous.
We are not called to blend in; we are called to shine out.
34 I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out.
And in verse 41, God says:
41 I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles.
That’s what God is doing today.
He is separating a remnant—Those
who will stand for truth,
who will not bow to the idols of our age,
who will not compromise His Word.
Now someone might ask,
“If God already knows who belongs to Him, why the need for separation from the world?”
It’s not for God to see—it’s for man to see.
To witness the willful separation of God’s people is a visible testimony to a watching world.
When the world looks at you, they should see something different
They should see a peace they don’t have.
A joy they can’t buy.
A hope they can’t understand.
A holiness they can’t imitate.
The separation isn’t about arrogance—it’s about authenticity.
It’s about revealing who truly belongs to God and who does not.
Just like circumcision set Abraham’s descendants apart,
God has placed His mark upon us—not on the flesh, but on the heart.
We are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
And when that Spirit is in you, the world should notice the difference.
John the Baptist said in
12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor,
and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
There’s coming a day when Jesus will separate
the sheep from the goats,
the wheat from the tares,
the true from the false.
But even now, we are seeing the beginnings of that separation.
The moral line is being drawn.
The spiritual temperature is being tested.
And the mask of hypocrisy is being removed.
We are surrounded by people wearing masks—not cloth or paper ones—
but masks of pretense,
masks of sin,
masks of compromise.
They hide behind religion, appearance, and comfort,
pretending everything is fine while living far from God.
But repentance is the act of taking off that mask.
It’s stepping out of hiding, saying, “Lord, here I am—no more pretending.”
It’s allowing the light of God’s truth to expose what’s been hidden, so it can be cleansed.
When you’ve been in the world, you can’t help but carry its smell.
Like smoke clinging to your clothes after a fire, the residue of this culture clings to your heart and mind.
You say, “Pastor, how do I get this off me? How do I wash away the stain of this world?”
Soap and water won’t do it.
Good intentions won’t do it.
Positive thinking won’t do it.
There’s only one thing that can wash away the stain of this world—
and that’s the blood of Jesus Christ.
Only through His death, burial, and resurrection can we be cleansed from sin and made new.
Only in Him can we be made separate, holy, and useful for His kingdom.
7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
That’s not symbolic—that’s power.
Now hear me, church!
America is at a crossroads.
We are watching in real time as biblical values are traded for cultural convenience.
Many churches have chosen relevance over repentance,
comfort over conviction, programs over power of the Holy Spirit.
But God is not looking for popularity—He’s looking for purity.
He’s not looking for a crowd—He’s looking for a church.
He is raising up a remnant who will not bow to the spirit of this age,
Who will not trade truth for acceptance,
Who will not compromise holiness for applause.
You and I brothers and sisters in Christ, were not called to fit into this generation—
We were called to confront it.
Not with anger, but with truth.
Not with pride, but with power.
Not with hate, but with holiness.
There’s coming a day when the separation will be final.
Jesus said in
32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
And on that day, it will not matter who was liked, who was popular, or who blended in.
It will matter who stood for truth.
It will matter who loved righteousness.
It will matter who followed Christ.
Until that day, we are called to live as His called-out ones—distinct, devoted, and determined to shine as lights in the darkness.
Beloved, the time for blending in is over.
The time for compromise is over.
The line has been drawn, and the choice is clear:
Will you walk with the world, or will you walk with God?
You cannot do both.
The Lord says,
“Come out from among them, and be ye separate.”
Not because He wants to isolate you—but because He wants to use you.
Not to punish you—but to purify you.
Not to make you lonely—but to make you holy.
-Let the world see the difference.
-Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
-Let your life be a living testimony that there is still a God here in America,
and He still has a people who will not bow.
Maybe today you’ve realized that somewhere along the way, you’ve blended in too much.
You’ve let the culture shape your thinking more than Scripture.
You’ve let the world define what’s acceptable more than God’s Word.
Today, God is calling you out again.
He’s saying, “Come out from among them.
Be separate.
Return to Me.”
The door of repentance is still open.
The blood of Christ still cleanses.
The Spirit of God still calls.
And the Father still welcomes home those who will come out and come back.
One day soon, Jesus will separate the sheep from the goats.
May it be said of us that we were not ashamed to be different,
Not afraid to be holy,
And not too proud to be faithful.
Because when He looks upon His people, may He find a church that truly came out—
And stood up—
And shined bright—
For the glory of His name.
Amen.
