READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. BEWARE OF EVIL COMMUNICATION – PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH 2016.
Be not
deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners (1 Corinthians 15:33).
Through the
Word of God we’re trained and cultured with good manners and godly behavior,
but some people can corrupt your good character through their unwholesome and
perverse communication. Evil communication corrupts good manners. Any
communication that negates, rejects or challenges the authority of God’s Word
is an evil communication. Therefore, beware of such.
The Bible
says, “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools
shall be
destroyed”
(Proverbs 13:20). Psalm 1:1 says, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the
seat of the scornful.” The wrong company can influence you to do the wrong
things. For instance, the Bible says, “Show respect to the aged; honor the
presence of an elder…” (Leviticus 19:32 MSG). Ephesians 6:2 says, “Honor your
father and mother.” Imagine that you have a friend who says you don’t have to
do it. That’ll be an ungodly counsel. The Word says, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians
5:17). But your friend says, “Must you pray all the time?” The Word tells you
to not neglect church meetings, but your friend says otherwise. Don’t follow
his ungodly counsel, but do the Word always.
In 1
Corinthians 5:11 GNB, the Bible says, “…you should not associate with a person
who calls himself a believer but is immoral or greedy or worships idols or is a
slanderer or a drunkard or a thief. Don’t even sit down to eat with such a
person.” It parallels the Spirit’s admonition in Philippians 3:2, to beware of
dogs, evil workers, and manipulators. It’s a stern warning from the Lord. When
you see an inscription on someone’s gate that reads, “Beware of dogs,” they’re
warning you of the dogs inside; not the ones outside. Also, when it says beware
of “evil workers,” the Greek rendering actually means “mischief makers”; mischievous
people. The Bible wouldn’t warn you of such people if they weren’t dangerous.
Therefore, if someone, whom you may even respect, tells you something you know
isn’t consistent with the Word,
You
shouldn’t accept it. Be guided by the Word in all you do, and your life will
glorify God.
PRAYER
Dear Father,
I walk in the prearranged paths which you made ready for me before the foundations
of the world. I’m guided by your Spirit to walk in wisdom and understanding, filled
with the thoughts of Righteousness. I’m guided and regulated by the Word, today
and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Jeremiah 16
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
Further Study: ||Psalm 1:1 Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ||
|| Matthew 5:29-30 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell. ||
|| Psalm 26:4-5 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 14:1-40,
Proverbs 3-4Jeremiah 16
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10,
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