Walking with God

 

“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked…”

—Psalm 1:1a

The hymn writer, Joseph H. Gilmore, has penned these words:

He leadeath me, O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate’re I do, where’re I be,
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.

The whole concept that we are not alone, as we walk the road of life, provides a very powerful and comforting message. The Psalmist confirms this idea in Psalm 1:1-6:

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

By the power of the Holy Spirit, who dwells within those of us who belong to God through the Lord Jesus Christ, let us determine this day to follow the path God has laid out before us. And, knowing that God watches over us, let us, with great joy, proclaim God’s love, as we follow His leading and walk hand-in-hand with Him throughout every moment of this day.

 

Based on a blog originally posted on Friday, September 25, 2015

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