Good Relationship I

Tuesday 7 March
READ: Acts 4:1-20
MORE LESSONS: Dan. 2:16-19

The Scripture reading today reveals the wonderful power of good company. It tells us that when the disciples had challenges they went back to their company. They had a company to fall back to in the days of difficulties. A company is described as a people of like mind with whom you have close working relationship. That the disciples went to their own company meant they had a people with whom they shared things in common before the day of trouble. It was not an accidental/circumstantial (fire brigade) group who came around because of an incident that just happened.
The lesson here is that when the disciples had a problem, they knew where to go- their company. It is therefore good to sacrificially build a relationship today that can be useful tomorrow. No matter the cost, start building a good company now. Let me ask you, do you have a company good enough for the day of pain? Don't wait until a challenge arises or else you will end up running to people you have not tested before for advice and decision over crucial matters of life.
How do you build a good company?
(I) By knowing and testing the kind of people around to know whether they are dependable and trust worthy. Abraham was tested by God (Gen. 22:1-2).
(ii) By developing a personal principle of distinguishing between friends and confidants.
(iii) By being someone else's trusted confidant because life is a seed; if you are trust worthy you will find trustworthy friends.
(iv) By developing quality relationships and not sentimental/emotional ones. For example, don't relate based on tribe, language, gender or for what you can benefit as a priority, but for what you can contribute and the value you can add.
(v) By relating with people of same faith, understanding and purpose.
In today's reading, it is disciple to disciple; because it is only iron that can sharpen iron (Prov. 27:17). If you have a challenge and need someone to talk to, who would you go to? Learn to build a good and godly relationship, patiently allow it to grow and mature. but make sure it is a tested and proven one.

Prayer/Action
* Father in the name of Jesus, bring me out of every negative relationship I am in by your mercy, in Jesus’ name.
* Lord, make me a trustworthy confidant and a blessing to people around me, in the name of Jesus.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, I receive divine triumph over every force and power of delay and denial, in the name of Jesus.