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(Lassen Pines, CA – July 8, 2005)
I would like to speak tonight and tomorrow on the subject of companionship. Let’s turn to Proverbs 18:24. “A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” And then turn to John 15:13-14, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are My friends.” I’ve read these two opening Scriptures because they bring before us the Lord Jesus Christ who is the best companion that anybody could ever have. He is the Friend that every person in this world needs! He is the Friend of sinners, and He is the Friend of saints (believers). Whatever your situation is in life—whether you’re saved or not—one thing that’s true of every one of us is that we need Him. He said to His disciples, “Without Me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5). The sooner we learn that lesson in life the better.
Proverbs 28:19 says: “He that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.” This has a literal meaning, but it also has a spiritual application. It means that if you associate with bad companions, you’ll come to spiritual poverty in your soul. It teaches us that we want to be careful with whom we associate.
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We’ve looked at the benefits of good companions and the dangers of bad companions. I hope that you can see that the main thing connected with each one of these is the influence that we have on one another—either for bad or for good. I know that I’ve said this before, but your friends are like the buttons on an elevator—they can take you up, or they can take you down. Which direction are your friends encouraging you?
If you really want to go on for the Lord, it will be evident to all around by simply looking at the kind of companions you have. Choose good companions that will be a help to you.
In closing, I would say that if you have these three kinds of companions that we have looked at in your life—friendship with the Lord Jesus, friendship with the Apostle Paul, and friendship with all them that fear God—then you’ll have good success, and your life will be a blessing.