2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Every commandment of God is for our profiting; they are meant to benefit us; His commandments are not grievous at all and that include the above scripture (1 John 5:3). Many may be thinking that social distancing is meant for covid-19 prevention or some kind of pandemics only; there are things that are worse than covid-19 that can easily truncate your destiny that you need to beware of and then make a choice to maintain social distance. If Adam and Eve maintain a social distance from the serpent they would not have died spiritually as they did and they would have still remained in the Garden of Eden and not been separated from God. Spiritual social distancing is a conscious choice to distance ourselves from something or someone that has the capacity to change our orientation towards God as an individual. It means setting a boundary between you and those things that do not glorify God. Separating ourselves from those things that can stop us from making heaven at the end of our journey here on earth is called spiritual social distancing. Since we cannot live in an isolation and we need interaction with others in order to function well; In our offices, place of worship, schools, market and in the society at large; there is need to socialize but we have a choice to set a boundary for ourselves on how close we want to be to anyone. 1 Corinthians 15:33 (Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners). If I understand clearly during covid-19 people still move around, we continue to fellowship and also win souls for Christ but in a creative way. We need to apply it in our daily spiritual life in order to continue to maintain a good relationship with God. Salvation, being born again is a conscious decision to enter into a marital relationship with our maker and this relationship is a covenant, an agreement between us and God that we are going to be faithful (Isaiah 54:5). We really need a good understanding of the above scripture in order to maintain a good relationship with God. Spiritual social distancing does not mean to break contact with family and friends or living in isolation, no. John 17:15 (I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil). The scripture says do not be unequally yoked together, that is do not tie or join yourself together with things that can change your belief in which you hold sacred, no communion, no fellowship, don´t be in an agreement or enter into covenant with them because it will automatically nullified your covenant with God. He didn't say you should not talk to them or socialize; He just said you should maintain a spiritual social distance; that is create a boundary. Say no to unrighteousness; let them know who you are and what you stand for and maintain and respect that distance. There was a time that our company has a meeting with some people; after the meeting in my sleep that night i found myself having a separate meeting with the same people in my dream and i told them boldly that ¨ but, i already have a covenant with God¨ when i told my MD who is also a strong believer about my dream he said they may not come back again, and that is exactly what happen. We should be able to defend our covenant with God both physically and spiritually. The bible advises us to stay away from things that can separate us from God because a close relationship with any of the things mentioned in the above scripture automatically creates a distance between us and God (2 Corinthians 6:14-18). James 4:4 (Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God). God says you should come out from among them and be separated and then you can be worthy to call Him Abba Father. Friends, I don't know who this message is for today; is there something that you need to separate yourself from; search your heart, it may be lies, stealing, cheating, malice, unforgiveness, fornication, addiction to strong wine, and etc. Proverbs 23:26 (My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways). God is saying to someone right now, my son, my daughter, take your heart away from them and give it to me; if you are that person, Congratulations! Quickly pray this salvation prayer below and be free, in Jesus name.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
NENE ISAH,
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