Tuesday February 25th, 2025
« And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God »
14 Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
15 What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?
16 And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
17 Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.
18 And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
« Never follow a crowd in doing wrong. When you testify in court, don’t side with the majority to pervert justice »
Fire does not follow trends, it remains the same all the time.
Fire is fire.
It is not frozen today, liquid tomorrow and vapor the next day; fire is always fire and remains in one state.
It does not copy anything or anyone else – it remains in its own state.
I remember a time when the custom amongst men of God in Nigeria was to wear a *flowing robe – Agbada. It was their way of proclaiming, “We have arrived”. I don’t have anything against the Agbada. It is the traditional attire in many Nigerian cultures and I do wear it now and again. However, I refused to follow the trend of wearing it all the time. One man of God said to me then, “I like you, but I don’t like the way you dress like a hunter” – apparently referring to the conservative French suits I often wear. I told him I was not a hunter, but rather, a soldier of Christ.
Fire does not blend in with its environment; rather, it affects it.
You must stand apart.
You cannot afford to do something simply because others are doing it.
Fire does not conform; it is not afraid to stand alone.
Fire does not yield to peer pressure.
Proverbs 1:10 says when sinners entice you, don’t consent.
It doesn’t matter how enticing the new trend is, if it is not in line with the word of God, reject it.
In 1 Kings 18:22, Baal was worshipped across the land of Israel but Elijah set himself apart.
He did not blend with the others around him because He was fire.
It doesn’t matter if everyone is doing what is against God’s will, because you are fire, you cannot join them.
2 Corinthians 6:16-17 urges us to come out from amongst unbelievers. Matthew 5:16NKJV says
« Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven »
How will they see the works of God in you when you are always trying to blend with people who are doing the works of the devil?
Application – Check yourself: have you been following worldly trends?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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