Walking in the Way of the Lord
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful.
With this poetic line, the psalmist shows a progression towards sin. At first, the man might casually walk with the ungodly, then he might willingly stand with the sinners, finally to sit comfortably with those who mock God. Each step becoming more rooted in the ways of sin. Each step identifying more with the sinners than with the Lord.
Think about the image of a boiling frog. If you bring a pot to boil and throw a frog into it, he will jump out fast. But if you put him in mild water and slowly bring it to a boil, he wont notice. The frog is desensitized to the changes in the temperature of the water. It is the same with sin. If you begin to hang around the lost in their sins, accepting their sins, well it doesn’t seem so bad. Progressively the sins you don’t notice become more serious until you are in danger.
How can you resist becoming desensitized to sin? The psalmist supplies the answer. Psalms 1:2 But his delight is only in the Law of Jehovah; and in His Law he meditates day and night. Get grounded in the word. Be strong in your faith and hold fast to the precepts of the Lord. See sin as sin. Then you will be the “tree planted by the rivulets of water that brings forth its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf shall not wither, and all which he does shall be blessed” in verse 3.
(This is an older blog entry I have from another blog site of mine.)
on December 4th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
to whom it may concern to walk with lord is good but at the same time it is that that easy for the many christian because you know that the enemies go with you the placese that you go most of the time the man are what satan always in your way at altime to temp you.look at jesus when he were on earth . aftere he had finish his praying satan were on his trail at all time.we can walk with a sinner but the same time don;t let they put any bad things in us we are the one to let them know the words of god ,and at the same time if we alowe ourselves they sometime overcome us because we are not focus on the lord are on his words.it happen.by faith noah being warned of god of things not seen as yet .moved with fear .prepared an ark to the saving of his house by the which he condemned the world .and became heir of the rifgteousness which is by faith.hebrews cpt 11-v7
on December 23rd, 2007 at 6:16 pm
For those who are traveling for Christmas, remember this;
(Deuteronomy 20;10-14)
As you approach a town to attack it, first offer its people terms for peace. If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.
… being a Christian traveler definitely has its perks !
on January 18th, 2008 at 8:31 am
it is a walk with the lord day by day,there is no condemnation to those in christ jesus.listen to the holy spirit walk with god, if you fall dont worry,get up again for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god ask god to help you in your relationship with him anything you try to do in your own strength is a form of works,the bible says without me you can do nothing.god is looking at your heart.just build on your relationship with him and he will help you with the rest where ever you are at,you are no supprise to him he knows you inside out