1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

It is great to know that our Bibles have references to other writings!

The apostle obviously had read, or at least heard, the poem referenced and uses it to remind the Corinthians that the world does have good sounding words, but does not always convey the truth.

The people who do not walk with God will not be upholding God’s Word and His ways; they will be upholding their own ways or the ways of the world.

We need to keep focus on God so we can know His ways and live for Him.

Psalm 106:35 But they mingled with the Gentiles and learned their works;

One of the worst things we can do to ourselves is to give in to the ways of people around us and just go and do what they do even when we know it is wrong!

If we have learned something is wrong then we should be standing up for what is right! Giving in to what is wrong is just foolish!

And yet so many of us continue to do it without thinking – be it giving in to ways, language, behaviour, or whatever else goes on around us, we are not helping ourselves.

God wants us to be strengthened through standing up for righteousness and not giving in to evil. Do the exercise and grow in strength!

Exodus 16:2 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

No matter how important people are, if they start talking about things you don’t want to hear or don’t believe, you will begin to switch off and think of other things.

This is a problem that we all face and we all come up against some time in our lives because the evil one is trying to distract us and to make us doubt even more.

The people wanted more than Moses was giving them and they started complaining because Moses was sticking to what God was saying.

Are you strong enough to stick up for God even when you find people falling asleep or turning away from you?