MY LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2023
MIND YOUR RELATIONSHIP
MAIN TEXT: 1 Corinthians 15:33 – Be not deceived, evil communications corrupt good manners
Proverbs 13:20 – He that walketh with the wise shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be destroyed
Our lives are made up of a web of relationships. Relationships can take different shapes and develop around a variety of interests ranging from the casual acquaintances, and friends where you would entrust your life and that of your loved ones into their hands. No matter the shape the relationship goes, one should be mindful of the type he keeps. Proverbs 27:17 says that iron sharpeneth iron’ which highlights the important truth that people affect one another.
The Apostle Paul warns that one should not allow himself to be misled, that bad company corrupts good character. He reminds us that we must associate with the truth of God’s word – that evil communications unquestionably influence our reasoning, action, and behavior even our relationship with God can be punctured by the company that we keep.
God expects us to live and serve in a community of other believers, and He desires for us to build loving and growing relationships with others (1 Thessalonians 2:8); therefore we should always keep friends who are honest believers in Christ. An honest friend will lovingly rebuke his friend, but a dishonest friend wants to see the downfall of the people close to him. Make friends that will help you climb the ladder of success.
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PRAYER: Give me the courage to stay away from bad company, O God.
BY BISHOP DR NGOZI DURUEKE (HE REIGNS CHAPEL INT’L) mylivingwaterdevotional@gmail.com
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