DEVO 05.03.25

DEVO. 05.03.25

“Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.”

(‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

- Stop for a moment a see who you are walking with.

- Who are your closest friends?

- What kind of choices are they making?

- Are they following God and pursuing Him?

- Are they honoring His Word.

- Are they chasing after Him with all of their heart soul and strength?

- You’ve hear of the phrase, “You become like those who you associate with.”

- This Proverb backs that up.

- The Amplified puts it this way, “He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise, But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm. [Is 32:6]”

- ‭Walking with someone is a picture of your close association.

- When you closely associate with someone who is wise, their wisdoms will rub off on you.

- But the converse is also true.

- If you closely associate with those who are ungodly or don’t trust in God you will make unwise and foolish decisions based on your association.

- The amplified connects foolish with “conceited, and dull-witted”

- Conceited would mean, thinking that your own wisdom is greater than God’s.

- To be conceited is defined as being “proud of oneself”

- It’s elevating “self” over God.

- In Matthew 6:33 Jesus says, “But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.”

- ‭‭Today, get your priorities right.

- Make His way the most important way.

- Seek after Gods wisdom first!

- A famous quote is: “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.”

- Who are your top 3 influences in your life?

- Whose voice do you listen to the most?

- Whose words carry the most weight?

- Those words may not be true but you have made them true by honoring them and holding on to them.

- If you need to loose some fools then do it!

- Do it now!

- Don’t keep hanging around those who are dragging you down.

- Don’t listen to words that are pointing you in the wrong direction.

- Surround yourself with Godly people.

- Your closest relationships will begin to define you!

- Have a great Weekend!