QUIET TIME !!!

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FAMILIAR FRIENDS

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

READ: Psalm 41:7-13
“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.” - Psalm 41:9  

An accusation is a charge or allegation made against someone. It puts blame and points fingers at a person. An accusation is a statement saying that you think someone is guilty of doing something wrong, especially of committing a crime. These statements, which are directed at a person, constantly minister a withering and weakening guilt. Only very strong-hearted people can live with persistent accusations for a long time.
Even though accusations come out of human mouths, they are anointed by the accuser of the brethren himself. Satan is the accuser in the midst of the brethren.
Who are the people commonly employed as accusers?
In my country, some people are commonly employed as security guards. There are also people who are commonly employed as butchers. Similarly, there are some people whom Satan commonly employs as accusers. These people fall into the category I call “familiar friends” of the accused.
(Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.)
Psalm 41 :9
Familiar friends are the familiar people of your life: friends, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, beloveds, associate pastors, church members, journalists, classmates etc. For accusations to have any impact, they must be channelled through someone close.

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