I love a good question. You know, thought provoking questions, the ones that really make you consider something that you would otherwise think if the question hadn't been asked. That is the type of question Paul is asking here in our passage this morning.
There are two aspects to this verse. The first one deals with your own influence. Have you considered your own power of influence on those people around you? What kind of difference do you make in the peoples lives that you effect? Do you cause them to want to be closer to the Lord? Do you encourage them be kind, tenderhearted and forgiving? Or do you bring them down to a level that they don't even obey the truth anymore?
The second aspect of this verse deals with others influence on you. First you must ask yourself, "am I obeying the word of God." When we answer that question we must be honest and if we answer no, we must examine the cause. Who in our lives may have influenced us to be this way? We must consider everyone that we allow to influence us in any way. What changes have taken place? Who am I spending more time with? Who am I giving my time too? Who is influencing me?
In order to correct this in our lives there may have to be some changes in who we allow to influence our ways. Consider this today: "Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?"
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