{"id":14408,"date":"2026-07-30T07:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=14408"},"modified":"2026-07-30T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:40:36","slug":"who-do-you-associate-with","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/who-do-you-associate-with","title":{"rendered":"WHO DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLive in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight&#8221; (Romans 12:16 NLT).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for someone &#8220;lowly,&#8221; or as in the KJV, someone of &#8220;low estate,&#8221; to sit with next Sunday at church. Stop avoiding those that you feel are beneath you or who make you feel uncomfortable by their lower social status or awkward demeanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And stop acting like a know-it-all. And if you notice that several important folk are looking to sit next to you, don&#8217;t be surprised. Perhaps they read today&#8217;s meditation too. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRAYER<\/strong>: Father, help us to learn from our Lord Jesus who associated with lowly people. Even those He called to follow Him as apostles were ordinary men. Give us the attitude of Christ as we live in unity and harmony with one another. May the world see the love of Jesus in our fellowship. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLive in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight&#8221; (Romans 12:16 NLT). Look for someone &#8220;lowly,&#8221; or as in the KJV, someone of &#8220;low estate,&#8221; to sit with next Sunday at church. Stop avoiding those that you feel are beneath you or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"audio":"https:\/\/garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jul-30-2026-at-7_37_08AM-esv2-50p-bg-10p-music-10p.mp3"},"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1312],"scripture-chapter":[1345],"oyb_day":[1737],"class_list":["post-14408","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-romans","scripture-chapter-1345","oyb_day-july-29"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/14408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14408"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=14408"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=14408"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=14408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}