The children of God who really please Father God (3)

The children of God who really please Father God (Prov. 23:15-16)

don’t join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat (v. 20).

The reason is because they know that drunkards and gluttons become poor,

and drowsiness clothes them in rags (v. 21).

The children of God who really please Father God don’t associate with those who enjoy pleasures.

They don’t mix with those who live a life of debauchery.

They never socialize with them intimately or closely.

The reason is because they know that they aren’t wise (20:1).

They know that those who live the life of debauchery have woe, sorrow, strife, complaints, needless bruises and bloodshot eyes (23:29).

They know that those who seek pleasure will become poor (v. 21).

The ones whom we are to associate with are first the wise ones.

We should be friends with those who can make us wiser. 

Second, we should make friends with those whom we can walk the journey of faith with us.

Third, we should be friends with those who can have good Christian influences on us.

If they have bad influence on our faith, we shouldn’t get close to them and associate with them.