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“Our Associations”
Categories: Daily Living, Fellowship“Our Associations”
Jarrod Jacobs
George Washington was quoted as saying, “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.” Besides being the first president, and the “father of our country,” George Washington obviously was a man well-acquainted with the Scriptures. Why do I say this? I say this because he understood it was better to be alone than to be associated with bad company. The apostle Paul put it this way: “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals’” (I Cor. 15:33). On another occasion, he reminded the Corinthians, “Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?” (I Cor. 5:6). Solomon said, “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm” (Prov. 13:20).
Friends, with whom are we associated? Do we associate ourselves with those who encourage us in our pursuit of Heaven, or with those who wish to drag us down to their level? Read Psalm 1:1-2 and see that the “blessed man” is the one who avoids the evil companions and evil associations of this world. The blessed man is the one who acts as the “salt of the earth” and allows his “light” to “shine” in this dark world (Matt. 5:13-16). Yes, influence and associations are powerful things. Let us make sure we are associating with people who are godly and upright. Let us be the kind of people worthy of others’ association.
