“How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand up in the judgement, 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 ruin.”
I love this Psalm! What a beautiful reminder of how we are to be spending our time each day.
We are not to be walking in the advice of the wicked. We are not to be standing with sinners. We are not to be sitting in the company of mockers. Verse 6 tells us that their way will lead to ruin.
What are you filling your mind with each day – through Facebook, TV shows, your circle of friends? People that gossip and talk about others? People that grumble and complain? People who are grieving God with their actions? People who encourage you to do things that don’t honor God? We have to frequently evaluate this.
Instead, we are to be constantly delighting in the LORD! This is where we get our true JOY! We are to meditate on (study) his Word each day so that we grow closer to him. “Like a tree planted beside flowing streams” – We are to plant ourselves beside the one, true Living Water (Jesus!). When we plant ourselves beside Jesus, when we spend time in his word each day, and when we communicate with him both day and night through prayer – THEN we will truly “bloom where we are planted”. We will bear fruit for Jesus in his season, in his timing. We will not dry up and wither because we are getting our life from the Living Water that never runs dry.
Take time to spend with Jesus today! Nurture that relationship above all others. He loves you and will never leave you nor forsake you.