The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 28 April 2024 – Blessed Is The Man Who Walks Not In The Counsel Of The Wicked
TOPIC: Blessed Is The Man Who Walks Not In The Counsel Of The Wicked
READ: Psalm 1: 1-6 (NKJV)
- 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.
- He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
- The ungodly [are] not so, But [are] like the chaff which the wind drives away.
- Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
- For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
THE MESSAGE:
A wicked man is very deadly and worthless -he goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, devises evil with a perverted heart, sows the seed of discord and breathes out lies with a lying tongue. Wicked people are like chaff that the wind drives away, grass that soon perishes, wild beasts, poisonous snakes, a troubled sea, foxes in the desert, ravenous wolves and dogs.“There is no peace says my God for the wicked” (Isaiah 57: 21). A man who walks in the counsel of the wicked will also be wicked, because bad company ruins good morals.
A blessed man in God is righteous and delights in the word of God, meditates in it day and night, is ready to obey it and makes it his rule of life and conduct. He makes the word of God his standard of faith and gains knowledge and wisdom from it to grow spiritually. No wonder he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. God nourishes him and he brings forth his fruit in his season. His leaves shall not wither and whatsoever he does shall prosper (Psalm 1: 3). Such a man has God as his anchor, shield, shelter, helper, security and great provider. His trust is firmly fixed in God who is his confidence, therefore, no evil will befall him as he dwells in the secret place of the Most High God. Let us walk in the counsel of the Almighty God and not in the counsel of Ahithophel.
PRAYER: Help me dear God, never to walk in the counsel of the wicked in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
