Get Away From Wrong Associations by ferrate

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Get Away From Wrong Associations
> This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. 


It's another beautiful Sunday and as far as you are reading this, then it simply means the Gracious one has been so so great to us and his mercies are still in control. 


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Today happens to be the last but one Sunday in the month of March and I want us to meditate on the theme :


**Get Away From Wrong Associations**

Proverbs 13:20
> Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.


In this world of ours today, there is a saying that goes show me your friend and I will show you your character. This simple phrase should tell us that, It actually matters whom you associate with,whether in church or outside the church. So it is always a good thing to avoid bad associations. 

Paul sums everything up in the scripture below:

> When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people. It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”
1 Corinthians 5:9‭-‬13 


This Scripture above tells us the need to stay away from people around us who don't follow the truth and move about with all kinds of lies. Always when we move around or when we are visiting a fellow and we see a sign at their gate that reads "Beware Of Dogs". You don't just walk in the house since you know the dogs can harm you. So mostly these signs tells anyone who is to enter that particular house to be aware of these dogs. 

So Paul is telling us as Christians to be aware of the evil ones among us in the church. He is telling us to stay on our guard and not to get caught up with the various works of these evil ones. 


Many of us finds ourselves in serious troubles for associating ourselves with the wrong people. Many have gone wayward in their christianity because of the very people they chose to walk with. 

The Lord’s admonition is clear: you’re to “mark” and “avoid” mischief makers, not try to change them. Don’t keep company with people who deliberately don’t walk in love, people who engender disunity in the Church; divisive elements who mislead others. And it's  high time we man up as Christians and cut off everyone who hinders our progress in our Christian lives.
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