Psalm 1: 1 -3 (NIV): 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
Whatever he does prospers.
Notice the progression of sin in this passage. At first you are walking in the counsel of the wicked – you are listening to those who appose God. Then you are standing with sinners – now you have joined them. Finally, you are sitting in the seat of mockers – you are there to stay. This is how sin works: it starts by tempting us, but soon it ensnares and enslaves us, and then it controls us.
Sin takes us farther then we wanted to go, keeps us longer than we wanted to stay, and costs us more than we wanted to pay. Sin keeps us from prospering; it keeps us from becoming more and more like Christ, which is God’s design for us. And it keeps us from living the abundant life Jesus wants us to live. It always hurts us, and it hurts the ones we love.
This is why God hates sin. He is not mocked. We will not get away with it. He does not let it slide or wink at it. We will reap what we sow. Yes, Christians are forgiven, but we will pay the consequences of our sins. Sin breaks our fellowship with God.
But if we delight in God, we are like a tree planted by a stream. We have an unseen power source enabling us to live in a way that is pleasing to God. We can live a full, purposeful, meaningful, satisfying life. God gives us the power to say no to sin and with his help, we can do it. Delight in God and let him bless you
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