October 9.
Path Of A Saint

Psalms 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.

Here we are shown the path of the saint. A saint does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, which means a saint doesn’t listen to sinners. Don’t get advice from the ungodly. Most of us have a very small perception or a short vision of ungodly people because we put the ungodly in one little basket. We say ungodly people are pimps, prostitutes, gamblers, dope addicts, whoremongers, and a few liars. They are ungodly, but they are not the only ungodly. You might sit next to an ungodly person in church and never know. You just might be living with an ungodly person. An ungodly person is a person that isn’t walking in the will and in the way of the Lord.

Don’t stand in the way of the sinners. Not only should we not listen to the ungodly, but we shouldn’t linger with the ungodly. Don’t hang around with sinful folk. You have other things to do when you are around them. Try to win them to the Lord. But don’t be buddy buddy with ungodly people. We don’t want to laugh at their mess. Don’t laugh when you see a drunkard or a person strung out on drugs because without the grace of God, it would be you or me. Be separated from the world.

A saint should be satisfied with the word. Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. A saint is satisfied with the word. It fills him up. When sinners spend time together, they come home empty. A saint can be home alone, yet still be satisfied because the sincere milk of the word is comfort when you are lonely. It lifts your burdens when your load is heavy. It can be food for you when you’re hungry. It can be a battle ax in the time of war. That’s why the writer said, “I hide his word in my heart that I might not sin against God.”