1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) 33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
Spending time around those who don’t have Christ can affect us. In this verse it says it will “corrupt us”. How many of us have had this happen in our own lives?
We think we are going to CHANGE them. Oh, is that right?
Maybe we like their attitude, their personality, their looks, etc. Maybe we like that they’re successful or have a lot of nice things. Whatever the reason, we are drawn to them and we become friends. We start talking and hanging out more and more.
Not long after, we start to think and talk like them. Things that we would never do or say in the past begin to bother us less and we begin to think, “ah…it’s all right. It’s not that bad and it doesn’t even affect me”.
We start to make excuses for those things we are doing and saying, and we continue right on doing them. After awhile it gets easier to do these things, and then more things get added on. And so the process has begun.
Little by little, inch by inch, we begin to change. And then some day we will look back and say, “WOW, how did that happen?”.
Evil company corrupts good habits. Be alert. Be on guard. Be firm and stand our ground. Don’t cave in just because we like someone.
There is plenty of GOOD company out there.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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