RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **Beware Of Evil Communication** Tuesday 30th August . Pastor Chris
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 behaviour, 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; honour the presence of an elder...” (Leviticus
19:32 MSG). Ephesians 6:2 says, “Honour 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.
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 3-4
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Jeremiah 16
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
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