Ungodly Alliances!
When the people of God choose to ignore the Word of God it never goes well for them!
Today so many say they are Christians, but justify themselves or others who are walking in disobedience to His Word!
As a Christian, we told not to make ungodly alliances! It doesn’t matter what station you find yourself at in life, the Word of God still holds true to you!
Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
What about the gray areas of life?There are many who say they belong to Him that are living in what they call — gray areas!
Where the Word of God speaks — There are no gray areas!
As black contrasts white, and light darkness, so should it be in the lives of Christians!
We are children of Light, as God is Light! We are told by Him to have no fellowship with darkness!
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 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. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing ; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the LORD Almighty.
We justify joining forces and making alliances with those walking in darkness, saying that we will be a light to them — We might just change them! But the Word of God says that it works in the opposite way!
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: Bad company ruins good morals.
What about making alliances with those with differing views on the very important issues we face in our world today? Issues like abortion, and same sex marriage?
Do we align ourselves with those who say, I’m personally against abortion, but I believe every individual must have a choice to decide!
Or do we look to the Word of God, and say, no, I can’t align myself with those who are walking in rebellion to the Word of the LORD!
The Word says that God created and formed each of us! He tells us to choose life!
Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.
Isn’t it interesting that the LORD chose to mention the seed of His children’s children! Life begins at conception when the seed is planted! Each and every seed He created is precious to Him! He watches it as it grows inside its mother’s womb!
Psalm 139:14-18
I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from Thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in Thy Book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with Thee.
The Word of God is also clear on homosexuality!
Leviticus 18:22
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Romans 1:26-28
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 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;
The people of God were told not to make unity or be in league with the nations they entered!
Judges 2:2-3
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed My voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
Beloved, do you see what this Word says will happen when we do make ungodly alliances that we were told not to make?
God’s blessing will no longer be upon that person making an ungodly alliance, and the people they embraced will become thorns in their side, and snares to them!
There is no doubt in my mind that we are living in the last days! There are many anti Christ’s in the world already, leading up to one who will ultimately deceive so very many! He will make a league as seen in Daniel!
Daniel 11:23
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Beloved, we must be very careful that we don’t fall into the deadly trap of wanting unity and peace so much that we think these ungodly alliances are a good thing!
We are to turn away from those not walking in God’s Word!
2 Timothy 3:1-5
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
What does God’s Word say exalts a nation — Righteousness!
Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
This is a very sobering reminder of what God says about making ungodly alliances! Listen very carefully to what God says will happen!
God’s people — Even the leaders, and kings among God’s people were to trust in Him! They were not to turn to the ungodly in order to win!
Joshua 23:11-16
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until He have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
When a leader, or any person begins by trusting in the LORD, and being used mightily by Him, but then turns from the LORD and puts his trust in something or someone else to give him success, or compromises the Word of God, God will also turn away from blessing that leader, or that person!
Joshua 24:19-20
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for He is an holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then He will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that He hath done you good.
A nation that walks in God’s righteousness will be blessed, and its people will rejoice; but a nation ruled by wicked leaders who abandon the Word of the LORD will be cursed, and the people will mourn!
Proverbs 29:1-2
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Beloved, if we desire to walk in obedience to the LORD, we will not make ungodly alliances! We will not walk in gray areas where God’s Word is clear, and we won’t justify sin in our lives, or in the lives of others!
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