“Depart, depart, go out from there (the lands of exile)! Touch no unclean thing! Go out from the midst of her (Babylon); cleanse yourselves and be clean, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.” (Isaiah 52:11 Amplified Bible) And we all bear the vessels of the Lord for does not the Holy Spirit dwell within us? Yet knowing that there is still the inability to distinguish between clean and unclean. 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 in the Amplified Bible says, “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers (do not make mismated alliances with them or come under a different yoke with them, inconsistent with your faith). For what partnership have right living and right standing with God with iniquity and lawlessness? Or how can light have fellowship with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial (the devil)? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? What agreement (can there be between) a temple of God and idols. For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. So, come out from among (unbelievers) and separate (sever) yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not any unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor.”
It seems today that so many follow blindly after those who say they believe but walk a path that leads to destruction. Jesus said in Matthew 24 to take heed that we are not deceived for these people will say they come in My name but will only deceive you. In 2 Chronicles 20, we see King Jehoshaphat of Judah align himself with King Ahaziah of Israel, a wicked king who walked contrary to the Lord. He had already seen how the Lord watched over him, even through his mistaken alliance with the previous wicked king of Israel, King Ahab. Yet he again made an error in judgement by joining with unrighteousness. So, King Jehoshaphat sent out ships to Tarshish for gold. But they didn’t make it. The Lord sent a prophet to speak with King Jehoshaphat saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works.” Then the ships were wrecked and all was lost. This is so much of what we see today. People align themselves with those who walk contrary to the Lord and follow after even the promise of riches and status only to take their eyes off the prize and suffer loss. They follow after a promise of power and a seat at the table. To allow their hate and prejudice to be openly spoken without fear of retribution. But there will be a reckoning. What some search for will end in bitter disappointment.
We read in Ecclesiastes 11 that we should cast out bread upon the waters. For you will find it after many days. What shall we find? If we sow hate and discord, what then should we expect? If we sow righteousness, then expect a return. Jesus said in Luke that if we give it shall be given to you. And I chose to write this rather than listen to a speech from the White House by one who will go down in history as making King Ahaziah look like the Apostle John. I could not listen to it. Nor would I go to a pig trough for a buffet. Nor can I make the mistake of aligning with wrong men and teachings for empty promises. Do we actually think that what we see happening from political leaders in power today will bring anything righteous? Proverbs 12:26 tells us we should choose our friends carefully because if we don’t the way of the wicked may lead us astray. Who we align ourselves with, who we listen to, can lead to life or death. And listen we must because there is so much being bandied about as spiritual wisdom when in fact it is from the lowest darkness, promising and alluring, but leading one to a downward demise. Proverbs 12:26 says, “The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.”
I’ve been warning for years for all of us to come out from among those who lead one to destruction. It’s getting more serious. I’m yelling it! Be separate. Have no part in this evil path led by those who care nothing about your salvation. As it states in 1 Corinthians 15, do not be deceived. Evil company will corrupt you. Stay in His word. Seek him for all you are worth. Seek his wisdom for as it says in Proverbs 13:14, “The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.” Blessings.
Stand My Watch 