"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."
Revelation 18:4
This is a good reminder that although we are trying to make the world around us better, we also need to not get too entangled in it. God asks us to be separate, to stay away from evil, and not to embrace it. That, of course, doesn't mean that we can't have friends who make some poor choices, or do things that we don't agree with. Loving people is a good idea. It does mean though that we shouldn't ever join others in sin, or get to the point where we love our surroundings so much that we are unwilling to put God first and let them go. We don't want to turn into a modern version of Lot's Wife, after all. :)
Today, let's remember to not partake of sin, even though we are friends with sinners. Let's always remember to put God first, and walk away from anything if he asks it. It isn't, clearly, because God wants to isolate us and have us all to himself. :) It is because we need to "receive not" of the plagues... literal or spiritual... that threaten us when we get too close. Let's stay safe, and stick with God. :)
Revelation 18:4
This is a good reminder that although we are trying to make the world around us better, we also need to not get too entangled in it. God asks us to be separate, to stay away from evil, and not to embrace it. That, of course, doesn't mean that we can't have friends who make some poor choices, or do things that we don't agree with. Loving people is a good idea. It does mean though that we shouldn't ever join others in sin, or get to the point where we love our surroundings so much that we are unwilling to put God first and let them go. We don't want to turn into a modern version of Lot's Wife, after all. :)
Today, let's remember to not partake of sin, even though we are friends with sinners. Let's always remember to put God first, and walk away from anything if he asks it. It isn't, clearly, because God wants to isolate us and have us all to himself. :) It is because we need to "receive not" of the plagues... literal or spiritual... that threaten us when we get too close. Let's stay safe, and stick with God. :)
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