8-29-2022 Devotion: Walking Standing Sitting

 Psalm 1: 1: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful." This verse states the practice of the blessed person. A little bit further in this psalm we will see the power of the blessed man, and finally his permanency. In this first verse we see the negative side of the practice of the blessed man. We are told what the happy man does not do. Here we see three positions or postures. Blessed is the man, or happy is the man, who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. The person who does these things is not a happy person. He goes through three stages. First he associates with the ungodly, then he gets in with sinners, and finally he joins in with the scornful. I have said over the years that I can tell much about someone by whom his friends are or those he spends much time with. First, avoid walking with the ungodly, certainly don't stop and stand with them, and finally don't sit down with them. Avoid these practices and you will be blessed.