“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;”
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;”
Psalm
1:1
Blessed:
of or enjoying happiness... bringing pleasure,
contentment
*Notice that
blessed is the man that Walks Not, Stands Not, and Sits
Not.
Walks:
to
pursue a course of action or way of life :
conduct oneself :
behave...
to be or act in association
*Notice that you start out
'walking', then you are 'standing' and finally you are 'sitting'.
This comes from ungodly 'counsel' which leads to the walking of wrong
'paths' which lead to the final destination of having a 'seat' among
the scoffers.
You don't start out in the seat...
first you have to allow yourself to listen and take heed of 'ungodly
counsel'. If you are not careful, discerning and a lover of the
Truth... you will end up on the 'path' that this type of counsel
brings you to. If you continue on this path and do not get off it
(which is always an option), you will find yourself eventually having
an actual 'seat' among the scoffers. You will become one of them and
everything you held dear concerning the truth will be lost. You will
have lost your way.
And
it all starts with heeding ungodly counsel and allowing others who do
not know God, to influence and steal the affection of Christ out of
your souls. And you do not start down the 'path' without choosing to
heed the 'counsel' which plants doubts and error into your heart
where it takes root and begins pointing to the 'path'. The 'path' of
error that leads you away from the truth. And the further you are led
from the truth, the more confused you become. And if you choose to
ignore the cautions God has placed within His Word (I have hidden
your Word in my heart that I may not sin against You) and around you,
such as urgings from the Holy Spirit, warning that 'something is just
not right about this'... and if you do not have a love of the truth
(“because
they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they
should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not
believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
2
Thess. 5:10&11 ) you will
shrug it away and walk after the things and teachings that please the
flesh but are ungodly...which makes sense because ungodly teaching
leads to acceptance of ungodly thought processes, which always lead
to pleasing the flesh.
And
then after awhile, before you know it, there you are, standing.
Standing for things, thoughts, ideas, philosophies, ideologies,
etc... that you would have never stood for or with in the beginning.
But now you are standing with them and standing with those who also
'stand' with and for these things. These ungodly things... things
that began way back with 'ungodly counsel'. The source of the counsel
did not stop being an ungodly source just because you have followed
it this long way, just because you cannot now see where you are
'standing' is ungodly, does not mean it has somehow transformed
itself into righteousness, godliness or truth. It is still right
where it started from, only now it has masked itself as a very
convincing 'angel of light'. A false angel of false light, giving
false counsel to lead you on a false way to a false ending. And if
not known, or heeded, or stopped in your tracks... there you are at
last: 'seated'.
And when you are seated it is the
worst of all, for now you have come to a place of great danger, to
yourself and to others. To yourself: because those who have a 'seat
among scoffers' are filled with a great and terrible, powerful pride
that is so powerful it overrides all sense and rules you in such a
state of deception that your conscience is now seared. To others:
because now you are filled with falsehood and error and overflowing
with ungodly counsel which will lead others to the same terrible,
dreaded, ungodly destination.
But evil men and impostors will
grow worse and worse,
deceiving and being deceived.
2 Timothy 3:13
Counsel:
advice
given to someone... to suggest or recommend
Ungodly:
denying
or disobeying God... immoral or evil... contrary to moral law
Deceive:
to
make (someone) believe something that is not true... to be false
to... to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
Stands:
to
take up or maintain a specified position... to be in a particular
state or situation... to remain firm in... to participate in
Path:
a
trodden way... a way of life, conduct, or thought...
Sinners:
syn: immoralist (related words) lawbreaker,
miscreant,
offender,
reprobate,
transgressor,
corrupter
...someone
who has done something wrong according to moral law...
Sits:
to
please or agree with one... to maintain one's position without change
Seat:
(related words) settle;
lay,
lie,
rest
...a
special chair of one in eminence; also
:
the status represented by it... a place from which authority is
exercised...
Scornful:
*toward all this is Holy ...a
feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or
approval... harsh criticism that shows a lack of respect or approval
for someone or something... an expression of contempt
***
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;
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.
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.
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.
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm
1
