GODLY ASSOCIATION MATTERS!

Proverbs 13:20 AMPC

He who walks [as a companion] with wise men is wise, but he who associates with [self-confident] fools is [a fool himself and] shall smart for it.

 

They say, “Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.” Association matters—but not just any association—godly association matters the most. Godly association refers to forming close relationships and connections with people who share a commitment to living according to God's Word and biblical principles. In a Christian context, this means surrounding oneself with fellow believers who encourage spiritual growth, provide accountability, and support each other in following God's teachings.

The Bible’s definition of a fool is not a mentally deficient person, but rather one who is arrogant and self-sufficient—someone who orders their life as if there were no God.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary defines association as the union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose.

Millions of people are brought to ruin by bad company, and those who make themselves wicked will be destroyed.

1 Thessalonians calls us children of light and day, not children of darkness or night. That being said, it must be reflected in who we associate with. There is no relationship between good and evil, wrong and right, or light and darkness. One always consumes the other. No matter how strong we think we are to not be consumed, remember Paul’s warning in 1 Corinthians 15:33: Do not be deceived—if we are in bad company, we can become corrupted.

When we run with the wrong crowd, we tend to blend in by doing whatever goes. Foolishness and evil are as influential as good and wisdom.

The ground opened and swallowed many of the Israelites because they associated with Korah against the Lord and Moses. They allowed Korah’s corrupting influence to turn them against God and His servants according to Numbers 16.

When we associate with people who do not share our principles, we end up with conflicts of interest.

Jehoshaphat, a godly king, would have perished before his time if he had joined himself with the pagan kings to go against Moab—if God had not intervened. He associated with kings forbidden by the Lord in 2 Kings 3.

Exodus 23:2 tells us not to follow the crowd in doing wrong. That’s exactly what crowds do—give some people false courage, opportunity, and means to do wrong. Individuality must be guarded fiercely because God does not call and use crowds, but individuals to lead the crowd.

Apostle Paul, even in his days of terrorizing Christians, did not associate with the crowd but followed his own path—until his call to pull the crowd for Christ.

According to Psalm 26:4, avoiding the wicked and their purposes is important if we are to cleave to God in pure worship.

Paul warns us in 1 Corinthians 5:11 about the kind of people—even if they are Christians—not to associate with. He admonishes us not to keep company with such people as we find in the world, even when we meet them in the church.

A corrupt company influences many people, regardless of their sector. Once we associate ourselves with the wrong crowd, we begin to sympathize, identify, and understand their causes—without realizing that conflict has set in between them and the God-standard or principles we were meant to live by.

They say, evil communications corrupt good manners!

Avoid the society of those who cannot teach you anything good or positive, according to Proverbs 14:7. We must mix and associate with people who will enhance, sharpen, and encourage us—not those who have no idea of the weight of our calling and anointing, and who could damage us and stop us from fulfilling our destinies.

Associate with the right people.

PRAYER: Father, may I always associate with those who will positively encourage and influence me in doing right and growing in grace, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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