Judg 16:20
She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he awoke from his sleep and said, "I will go out as at other times and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
When we are aligned with someone intimately, who does not know our LORD..., we can become ineffective in service to the LORD and may lose the call of GOD on our lives . as Samson did being entangled with Delilah... Yeah she was fine and all... But look what it cost Samson... The Devil is always going to appeal largely to our flesh .., our carnal nature.. same old tricks then and now... nothing has changed.
Kin 11:4
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
Solomon, a man with great wisdom and much zeal for the LORD.., lost His passion for GOD near the end of his days... because of his interpersonal relationships with Idolatrous women.. whom He married..
Who we fellowship with.., if they do not have a passion for Jesus..be careful..they can even draw us away from GOD.. We are then treading on very dangerous dangerous ground...
Kin 11:5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites.
1 Kin 11:6
Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done
As a result of Solomons sin... Yes Solomon was tragically unequally yoked.. GOD took the Kingdom away from him..
1 Kin 11:11
So the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
Yes my friends if we do not repent and turn from those things that do not please GOD we can lose the favor of the LORD... A very frightening thought... If we are only playing church... GOD will not be mocked...
Gal 6:7
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.
Rev 3:5
'He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Listen .. let's be reasonable... If your name is in the book of life now.. Let's keep it there..!!! ..
When we pair up with like spirited people who dearly love Jesus.. our lives will be enhanced.. we serve GOD without hindrance... , we bring about a wonderful harmonious and peaceful home life... a place of refuge.. from the everyday storms of life...
Is 4:6
There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.
We can not have a place of refuge, a home of peace and harmony without having the same spirit ruling in our household.. Opposing spirits one saved and one unsaved will cause conflict and create a waring atmosphere .. We should live in far more agreeable circumstances.. Many disagreements occur not because we share different opinions or even different points of view.. , disagreements are caused often because we are dealing with two opposing spirits..
Eph 6:12
For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere
Our solution: ....Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Let us align ourselves with a spirit that agrees with our spirit, a spirit that is in harmony with our spirit.. In fact let us get together with like spirits.. and we will very likely create a symphony.. we can make beautiful music together.. In that union , in that marriage and in that home.. we will find Jesus.. the Great, I AM!!!
Matt 18:19
Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven.
Matt 18:20
For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them
Let us honor GOD when choosing our life partner..., If we are not honoring GOD.. then let us start Today... Jesus is waiting with open arms for your return...
Heb 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous
