Living Wisdom

Psalm 1:1-2

Blessed is the man who walks

     not in the counsel of the ungodly,

               nor stands in the path of

     sinners, nor sits in the seat of

               the scornful;

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD,

     and in His Law

               he meditates day and night.  (NKJ)

     There is no doubt that God blesses those who walk with Him in faith.  There is also no doubt that all who continue to follow the sinful ways of this wicked world and die in their sin will regret the unwise choices they made.  When your life-journey is under the direction and protection of God’s gracious favor—when you choose to follow His will for your life, you will receive many blessings from the Lord that brings peace amidst the chaos and a preserving joy for the difficult days that lay ahead.  When you live in obedience to the Word of God, you learn to avoid the crafty and sin-filled devices of this wicked world, which if unabated, will trap you in the darkness of evil that it so boldly embraces.  God’s Word teaches us and the Holy Spirit empowers us to not only be gracious with those who have chosen to follow the world’s ungodly ways, but to also be a witness to the goodness and healing touch of the Savior, Jesus Christ, rather than conforming to the ways of the world in order to be a part of the crowd. 

  Even though we Christians are also sinners by nature and continue to sin, we have been set apart from the wicked by the blood of our Savior.  And by the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to discern the company we keep so that we can remain justified by God’s grace and continue growing in our quest to live and love like Jesus.  Christians find no pleasure in the company of atheists and their scornful mocking of God and Christianity, because we know the Truth and have a much better way to live and a glorious way to die.  Be ever so careful my friends, because the seat of the scoffer is dangerously close to the pits of Hell.  You must stay clear and flee from its grip, because the seat of evil may seem pleasingly comfortable in the moment, but its cushion will eventually sink and swallow you up for ever. 

                                                                      

                                      A Whisper of Hope

Listen not, My child…to the tempting voice of the wicked, or to those who embrace the darkness of this world.  I know the pull is strong because of your sinful nature, but embrace Me instead, and I will give you strength when you are weak and wisdom when you are confused. And in the meantime, stay clear of those who would steal you away from the Light and into the darkness that consumes. 

2 Peter 1:3

As we know Jesus better, His divine power gives

us everything we need for living a godly life.  (NLT)

          He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,

        but whoever walks wisely will be delivered.

                          (Proverbs 28:28)