Tuesday June 06th, 2023
Meditate on: Psalms 1:1GNT
« Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. »
Read: Psalms 1:1-6CEV
1 God blesses those people who refuse evil advice, and won’t follow sinners or join in sneering at God.
2 Instead, they find happiness in the Teaching of the Lord, and they think about it day and night.
3 They are like trees growing beside a stream, trees that produce
fruit in season and always have leaves. Those people succeed in everything they do.
4 That isn’t true of those who are evil— they are like straw blown by the wind.
5 Sinners won’t have an excuse on the day of judgment, and they won’t have a place with the people of God.
6 The Lord protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.
Understand:
One of the ways of attracting divine blessings is to stay away from the counsel of the wicked.
According to Psalm 1:4&6, doing this also saves one from partaking in the judgment that God delivers on the wicked.
Who is a wicked person?
When you look through the lens of God’s word, you will discover that there are wicked people hiding in plain sight among us.
For example, a wicked fellow is someone who takes advantage of the trust given to him to hurt another person.
Joseph was put in a position of trust, but he did not take advantage of it because he did not want to be wicked. When his master’s wife wanted to lure him into sexual immorality, he said in Genesis 39:9ISV
« No one has more authority in this house than I do. He has withheld nothing from me, except you, and that’s because you’re his wife. So how can I commit such a horrible evil? How can I sin against God? »
Even before the Law of Moses was given in Exodus 20:14NKJV Joseph refrained himself from committing this grave sin because he had the law of God written in his heart, which says:
« You will not commit adultery. »
Joseph regarded sleeping with his master’s wife as wickedness, so he did not do it.
For this reason, I strongly believe that Joseph will stand in judgment against those who break the written law of God on marriage fidelity with impurity, claiming that the word of God is ambiguous on it.
Another category of the wicked includes those who despise the good works of others and render them insignificant.
When you posted to a new office and you refuse to see the good work your predecessor did, or worse still, you try as much as possible to erase the history of his or her stewardship, you are wicked.
In spite of what king Saul did to him, David did not act this way. When King Saul died, David said in 2 Samuel 1:24:NLT
« O women of Israel, weep for Saul, for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing, in garments decorated with gold »
Walking in the counsel of the wicked can have grave and everlasting consequences.
An example of the impact of ungodly counsel is found in the story of Amnon and his lust for his half-sister, Tamar. Amnon was caught in Jonadad’s wicked counsel, and he died for it (2 Samuel 13:1-29).
Beloved, irrespective of who the source is, run for your dear life when given ungodly counsel .
May you never fall prey to the counsel of the ungodly in Jesus’ Name.
Application: Examine the company you keep, even in church. If you find any form of ungodliness prevalent anywhere, separate yourself from it.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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