1 Corinthians 15:33 ‘Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not.’
DAILY READING – Matthew 3; Exodus 24; Proverbs 11
Feral children are children abandoned or neglected by mankind and brought up under the care of wild animals. One of these children is John Ssebunya, who was born in Ugandan.
After seeing his mother murdered by his father, a traumatized 4-year-old John Ssebunya fled into the jungle, where he reportedly was raised by a troop of vervet monkeys. Spending more than two years with the monkeys, he learned how to search for food, move in the trees and travelled in the forest with the monkeys. He even grew fur around his face and body.
When he was discovered in 1991, he resisted capture from the villagers who sought to take him. By this time he was about seven years old, he was skinny and was squatting like a monkey.
When brought back to the village, he lacked proper speech and was totally wild so that everyone in the village was scared of him.
After undergoing rehabilitation, John was taught how to speak. In addition to learning how to communicate well, he also became able to sing.
Today, John tours with the Pearl of Africa children’s choir, which performs music, singing and dancing as they travel to different countries, especially the UK and USA.
We can take a lesson from John’s story and realize that the company we keep affects our thinking and ultimately affects our behavior.
While John lived with monkeys, he acted like them. His mind altered to the extent that even his bodily appearance began to adjust to that of a monkey’s.
But after rehabilitation, his mind readjusted and today, he is making notable influence as a singer. The truth is that every man is affected by his environment and the influences around him.
This is why as believers we have to be especially careful about the places and people we are constantly exposed to. No communication ever leaves us the same.
The Bible says evil communication corrupts good manners. Whether we like it or not, somehow the character of the people we constantly interact with will rub off on us and shape our thoughts and actions.
Today, spiritually, the world is like a wilderness with all manner of beastly behaviors and perversions going on right now. It is a place where sin is celebrated and many wild characters have become the norm.
To avoid becoming negatively affected, we have to always remind ourselves that though we are in the world we are not of the world.
We need to be very careful about the kind of company we keep and the kind of people we allow to influence us, because ultimately they will affect us. When we keep company with God through fellowship in His Word, His divine nature will be imparted into us, causing us to live as sons of God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation.
The hiding of God’s Word in our heart is what insulates us from the evil in the world. The entrance of His Word illuminates our minds to think right thoughts. And as we maintain the right mental pictures, it will eventually lead to a bright and glorious future.
PRAYER: Lord, please enable me to be sensitive to the kind of places and people I expose myself to. As I constantly meditate on Your Word, by Your grace my mind will be insulated from the negative influences in the world in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
The truth of God’s Word in the life of a believer is always reflective, the results can never be hidden. – WORDBITE 222.
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