“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14)
The above Scripture is mostly interpreted in terms of marriage to unbelievers, but its actual meaning goes beyond just marriage.
A yoke is a wooden bar or frame by which two animals, usually of similar size and weight, are fastened together to enable them to pull a cart or a plough. This means the animals so joined together now necessarily have the same direction and purpose. None independently influences the other. Here is where the problem lies.
We are not saying that a Christian cannot relate with or befriend unbelievers. However, a Christian who is yoked is one who relates with unbelievers in such a way that he/she loses the moral strength to choose their own paths and actions. It’s a form of spiritual bondage through association.
In your company with unbelievers, can we see your clear influence as a light and salt of the earth, or you are seamlessly blending and fitting in? In your activities on social media, can we see a clear difference between you and unbelievers?
May God help us to realize that He has called us to lead the crowd and not to follow it.
Remain inspired!
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