You're Different

You're Different 

I Kings 22:4-5 NKJV

[4] So he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” [5] Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.”

You may be related to some people, but the moment you have an encounter with Christ, and surrender to follow Him, there's a difference between you and them. The difference between you as a New Creation and the Natural creation is huge. There was a difference between Ahab and Jehoshaphat. They represented different creations. Ahab had consistently rejected the overtures of Jehovah, and was King of Israel. Jehoshaphat loved God, was King of Judah, but had weaknesses in his associations. This is a report in Britannica, " Jehoshaphat aided Ahab in his unsuccessful attempt to recapture the city of Ramoth-gilead, joined Ahaziah in extending maritime trade, helped Jehoram in his battle with Moab, and married his son and successor, Jehoram, to Athaliah, a daughter of Ahab". A wise man explains," Jehoshaphat was a man of great diplomatic skill, and his biggest weakness was his habit of forming alliances with evil men — first with Israel's King Ahab, then later with Ahab's son King Ahaziah, and finally with Ahab's son King Jehoram. The LORD soundly reprimanded him for supporting sin in that way". Your excitement in relationships are not more important than Gods demands.

   God has still not changed His mind in our relationships with unbelivers in the New Testament. Here's  how a member of NLWC answers it." The Gospel already establishes the fact that we cannot have unbelievers as our best friends because there is no basis of fellowship between righteousness and unrighteousness". (2 Corinthians 6:14-17).  Selah!

   Paul taught us to walk in wisdom with unbelivers. While we love unbelivers, the Biblical wisdom to relate  "  with unbelievers would create a platform to share Christ with them, when the opportunity presents itself". You can not have great expectations of virtue from an unbeliver. No matter your opinions, that the New Testament condition. You may bless and unbeliver, but you do not share fellowships. You may lead them to Christ before  you establish roots of deeper relationships. This is because our beliefs affect our relationships. The Bible  calls one light, and the other darkness. Choose light. Good morning.