DON'T BE LED ASTRAY

John 15:18
When the world hates you,
remember it hated me
before it hated you.



A son of a prominent family became a follower of Christ during World War I. After a tour of duty, the young man expressed fear that he might soon slip back into his old habits upon returning home. A fellow believer told the young man that if he made a public confession of his faith in Christ, he wouldn’t have to worry. The young man agreed to tell the first ten people he would see when he returned home of his encounter with God. When he returned, party invitation after invitation were sent to him and he would proclaim, "I've just become a Christian." Word had gotten around, and soon some of his friends stopped seeing him. Pretty sad, right? When you become a new Christian, some of your friends will turn away from you. While it's sad, don’t worry about it because Jesus said they didn’t turn away from you, but rather they turned away from Him. In probably the best of ways, it’s just time to make some new friends that won't lead you astray from the best path for your life in Him.