Open Heaven 21 July 2020: [Tuesday] – Show me your Friends
Memorise: Be not
deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 1st Corinthians
6:14-18
Read: 2nd
Corinthians 6:14-18 (KJV)
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part
hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye
separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive
you.
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons
and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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Message:
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There
is a popular adage that says “Show me your friend and I will tell you who you
are.” This saying is very true. Open Heaven — God will Reward You
by Pastor E.A Adeboye
Open Heaven 21 July 2020 – Show me your Friends
No matter how spiritual you are, 1st
Corinthians 15:33 says that “Evil
communications corrupt good manners.” There are certain friends who would
pull you back and there are others who would help you grow spiritually and in
other areas of life. Choose your friends wisely. Before I became born again, I
had friends with whom I regularly drank alcoholic wines. Then, I met Christ and
my lifestyle changed. When my friends visited, I served then non-alcoholic
drinks, and before long, they realised that things were different, and withdrew
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Open Heaven 21 July 2020: [Tuesday] – Show me your Friends
It was painful to lose my friends then, but I let them go because I
didn’t want them to drag me back to the world. Today, God has replaced those
friends with a lot of brothers and sisters all over the world. I have made new
friends who have helped me in my walk with God. It is this kind of friends that
you should have too – friends who will draw you closer to God, challenge you to
pursue your dreams, pray with you when you are down and whose positive impact
on your life will be evident to all. I must warn you that such friends are not
many, but even if it is only one of such you can find, he/she is better than a
hundred other would pull you down.
Open Heaven 21 July 2020 Tuesday: Refelction
Jesus
is the best friend that any man can have. He said in John 15:15 that: You May
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“….I have called you friends;
for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
Jesus’
friendship should be your standard. If you cannot see through a person’s
lifestyle that they have a relationship with Jesus, then they should not be
your friend. While Matthew 22:39 says that we should love our neighbours as
ourselves, we are only to have a few true friends. Jesus loved everyone when He
was on earth, but He kept His inner circle small. Don’t hate those you cannot
be friends with. You must love them; just don’t share intimate things with
them. Set clear boundaries.
Remember,
Iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17)
Reflection:
Are you current friends drawing you closer to God or far from Him?
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
one of the largest evangelical Churches in
the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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