A PARTAKER OF OTHER PEOPLE'S SINS?
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins; keep thyself pure. 1st Timothy 5:22
Read: 2nd Chronicles 18:28-34, (KJV)
Bible in one year: 1st Corinthians 11:17-14:25, Psalms 10:1-11
MESSAGE
There
is an error now rampant among the children of God, which must be
avoided if we will make it to Heaven. That error is partaking in other
people's sins, particularly the unbelievers! The reason for this
development is connected with the unwillingness to take our stand in the
midst of opposition and antagonism from the unbelieving people of this
age. Children of God now conform a lot with the evil in our society
because we do not want to be blacklisted, whereas, this is the nature of
our calling. Jesus Christ said concerning the experience of His
disciplines in this world:
"And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.Matthew 10:22
It
is unfortunate that those who indulge in aiding and abetting sinful
ways do not know that they will also be partakers of the punishment:
"And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers… Who knowing the judgement of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."Romans 1:28, 32
In
the Bible reading for today, we read about how Jehoshaphat, the king of
Judah partook in the sin of his friend, the king of Israel and was
almost killed but for divine intervention. He agreed to disguise to be
the king of Israel, not knowing that it was the king of Israel that was
being sought for destruction. In the same vein, many children of God
make friends with ungodly people of the world only to discover that they
share the punishment with the ungodly. This should not be so because
the Bible says:
"As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity."Psalms 125:2-3
Unless
children of God cease from being partakers of the sins of the
unbelievers, we may continue to suffer just because of our alliance with
the wicked people of this world. For example, when a child of God
enters into a business partnership with an unbeliever who refuses to pay
his tithe, the business may collapse for this reason and the ignorant
child of God suffers together with the unbeliever. May God have mercy on
His children.
Action Point
Break all alliances with unbelievers and pray that the Almighty have mercy on you for previous alliances.
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