Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. (2 Corinthians 6:17, KJV).
Back in the days believers were known by the way they dressed, their conducts and high moral standards and values. It is no longer so today because it is now a very common trend that some believers are in very serious competition with unbelievers when it come to being salacious that you cannot differentiate them from unbelievers because some sisters now dress in very tight and revealing dresses that those things which are supposed to be private have become public, yet have no sense of shame!
Some brothers are not different. These ones show off their undies which are sometimes very dirty. They wear funny hair styles, pierce their ears like the opposite sex, button their shirts half way and carry on to their places of worship as though they were going to parties.
The church is suppose to be like an hospital where we come for treatment, but in this case, spiritual treatment.
True, we are all sinners that is why Jesus came, and He said in Matthew 15:24:
“… I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
We are to come the way we are; as sinners, but must NEVER return the way we came.
Anyone who had an encounter with Jesus during His earthly walk never remained the same. So we cannot claim to have encountered Him yet act like we have not!
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14, KJV)
Listen, we cannot do what unbelievers do, go where they go, wear what they wear, act an dance like they do, and at the end say none of these matters. If it doesn’t matter, why did 1 John 2:3-4 say;
“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”
The only proof that we love Him is to keep His commandments because that is the litmus test of our claim of being saved, and one of His commandments says “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate…”
Jesus came to give us understanding of the truth and we know that He is the Truth.
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” (1 John 5:20, KJV)
And Proverbs 23:23 sums it all by telling us to:
“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”
So knowing that God cannot change His standards to suit man is absolute truth and the earlier we realise that, the better for us.
Remember, wisdom is knowing what to do and doing it!
Therefore let us renew our minds, rededicate our lives to Christ today and ask for the wisdom to separate ourselves from worldly standards, and as we do, the light that shines in darkness that darkness cannot comprehend will continue to illuminate our hearts for God’s glory, in Jesus Precious Name!
You are blessed!
Prayer Point: Father, take away whatever does not reflect You in my life, in Jesus Name. Amen!
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