‘Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?’
2 Corinthians 6:14
Since I came to Christ it has been easier for me to accept Him as Saviour, than it has been to accept Him as Lord. Not only because obedience doesn’t come easily to me (I am yet to meet the person to whom obedience does in fact come easily). The difficulty with accepting Jesus as Lord over my life is largely because of the dictates and principles to which I am required to comply. Paul authored one such principle in the verse above.
Paul recognised that the divided loyalties of some believers in the church of Corinth was negatively impacting their close Christian communion, causing a serious spiritual disconnection between them. And so he warned of the dangers this behaviour had on their spiritual growth.
Although Paul was not implying that the Christian must be completely isolated from unbelievers, the principle is a challenging one – any relationship that hinders or prohibits a developing relationship to the Lord is better terminated, even before it begins to develop.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You that I am Your child and have been made a new creation in Christ. Help me to choose my friends and acquaintances wisely. Direct me, I pray, in the choices I make with regard to the close, personal relationships that I choose to engage in, and may all I say and do be to Your praise and glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
– Lele M
Lele Muthali 