Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.(James 4:1-4)
There are so many movements, memberships, coalitions, factions, associations, clubs, denominations, affiliations, fraternities, sororities, political groups and more to be a part of or join today. There are even shopping clubs for goodness sakes!Which ones do we claim as members? Are we a Democrat, Republican, Methodist, Baptist, Alpha, Delta, Mason? Are we Costco. BJ's or Sam's shoppers? What is the information or our business card or membership card?
To WHOM do we belong? Have we checked to see if our name is engraved in His book? You see, we strive so much to qualify for this club, that membership, or another organization, that we are compromising the membership that really matters . . . God's family!
The bible tells us that in God's eyes we are either His or we are not. There is no gray area. We are as Paul said, Jew or Greek, saved or unsaved if you will! (Galatians 3:28) In fact, Jesus was even simpler. He said "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." (Matthew 12:50)
Are we trying so hard to fit in this world that we will find ourselves left out of God's Kingdom? Think about it for a minute. Consider the discussions we are having. Think about where and whom we hang out with on a regular. What does our social media page represent?
Friend or Foe? Child of God or ENEMY of God? Be careful of associations!!!
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