Choose Your Friends Wisely
(Today is International Day of Friendship)
DAILY VERSE
The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
DEVOTION
We often have friends we’ve known forever. Many of us form bonds that last a lifetime. You can share the most intimate details of your life with these people. They’re good counselors.
But if you’ve become a Christian more recently, taking stock of your relationships is important. You may be able to lead a friend to Christ, or they may lead you back down a dark path.
Jesus used the analogy, “And if your right-hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away.” He didn’t mean that literally, it was meant to illustrate the severity of keeping anything that causes you to stumble in your walk, out of your life.
So, choose your friends wisely.
Bradley Hilton has always been a believer; it was in 2000 that he reaffirmed his faith and went all-in for Jesus. He felt a nudge from God to start a men’s group in his church. Influenced by this group he began a regeneration process that changed his life for a more active service for God. He began a newsletter to encourage others. Its growth resulted in a blog, The Daily Dose – Daily inspiration from God’s Word. Bradley and his wife, Michelle, share life together in Texas with their four children and two grandsons.
A friend is one who tells you the truth. True friendship is rooted in the understanding that God is Love and that individuals are expressions of this Love. Even when personal friendships fade, the underlying reality of Love remains, and its blessings continue.
Your friend – His servant,
Isaac Otieno