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THE BLESSED IN GOD’S WORD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
Psalm 119:3
Psalm 101
“…he that walketh in a perfect way,
he shall serve me.”
THE BLESSED IN GOD’S WORD
God’s Word will keep a believer from sin, but sin will keep the believer from God’s Word. The power of the Holy Spirit to counsel and convict a person depends highly on his closeness to the Holy Scripture. Just as the sheep pastures on green grass to be nourished and to grow, so will the children of God who partake of the milk and meat of His Word be spiritually nurtured and mature. No sheep will find good provisions in the deserted and desolate places of this earth. Likewise, no saint will find heavenly blessedness in this dirty and devilish world. In God’s Word, the psalmist shows how blessed men live their lives.
They do no iniquity – They hate the sinful lifestyle of the world. They abhor the lustful and immoral ways of unbelievers. They separate themselves from the subtle influence of worldly pleasures and entertainment. They care for their souls not to offend God. They are well aware that there is no blessedness in the vanities of this world.
They walk in His ways – They desire to follow the straight and narrow way that Jesus prescribes for the believers. This is the only path towards life. They pursue the holy conversation and long to fellowship with fellow believers. They find the company of brethren their comfort and joy. They enjoy the testimonies of men whose lives are guided by the Spirit. They want to tread the ways according to the Scripture.
Those who experience the Lord’s blessedness from His Word will love to stay in His ways. They dare not risk their lives in paths untrodden by our Lord and Saviour. The followers of the Lord endure to step on hard and stony grounds, persist in travelling the thorny and steep paths, and continue to go through dark and slippery roads which they know their Master had gone through. The way may be hard and rough, but the end is life eternal with God.
Look not for the wide and broad way. Do not go in thereat. Walk in His ways and do no iniquity. That is the path of great blessedness!
THOUGHT: What path am I following right now, towards life or destruction?
PRAYER: Father, let me not wander away from Thee.