Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines an associate as a person frequently seen in the company of another. An associate is an accomplice, a confidant, a co-worker and a compatriot. In the Greek, the word associate means to mix up together with, and you know, when you mix up things together, they become one entity; it would be impossible to identify or separate the mixed up items. In like manner and according to the Bible “But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.” Read 1 Corinthians 6:17 (NASB). So here you can see there is an inherent unity and bonding between us and God. We were never designed to be without Him; as a matter of truth, we are intertwined. Continue reading “The gift of association: who is your associate?” →