Blessed?

Blessed?

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. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Psalms 1:1‭-‬2 KJV

It must be known that what today's extract calls for is more than some passive energy in dealing with unrighteousness and sin. It is not enough to just know that something is wrong, but my life has to show that it knows it to be wrong.

The three actions in the first verse: standing, walking and sitting are action words. They require action or response to what is going on around me. All of men, at every point in time in our lives, are walking, standing or sitting. We take decisions on career, business ideas and partners, marriage, settlement and investments. These decisions must be steeped in God's will; otherwise, there is no guarantee of success.

There is a pattern of life for the ungodly. There is a path that seems right to the sinner, but the end of that path is destruction. There is a place of mockery, where men sit to make jest of all that is Godly. The man who doesn't fear or have God doesn't need to align with His way. And there is no middle ground of indecision; you have got to decide where you want to be, and take the necessary steps towards that position.

You see, if in God's view a particular counsel is ungodly, there is no amount of consultancy that will change the script. If God views a particular way as sinful, there is no amount of scientific research that can make God change His mind. And if He says a particular seat supports the scornful, no amount of surface dressing can make it palatable to God. It then matters whose opinion counts to you.

And because God is not man, He doesn't take away something from us without giving us a viable alternative instead. He warns me about my walking, standing and sitting, and then encourages me to take delight in the law of the Lord. It means that for God, the internal is the proper preparation for the external. If my life will be all it was formed to be, I must settle my inner delight before my external pursuits can align with God's perfect will.

God will not bless what He has not sanctioned, and will not support what He has not approved. When my delight is right, my walking, standing and sitting will be right. It is called God's law because it is not consultation or arbitration, where a man can negotiate a fair settlement on his own terms. Actually, I do have a choice to accept the law, but when I consider the implication of a wrong choice, I have to be quite sure that my decision aligns with the things God delights in and can bless. 

So, when men look at me, what is the first impression: external effects or inner delight? Men can be fooled by outward impressions, but God sees the heart. His blessings are tied to internal delight, where a man settles in His heart what is truly important, and pursues this to the exclusion of every other thing. 

It is a regular delight, not a weekly, monthly, annual or periodic thing. In fact, if it is not regular, it cannot be a delight. If I will be blessed as defined by God, I have to align with the conditions for the blessings. Am I walking, standing or sitting where the world is comfortable around me, or have I made God's Word my delight, no matter what the world around me is celebrating? Remember, eternity hangs on the answer. His time of favour is here.