Exodus 29:38-30:10; Psalm 78:1-31; Acts 17:16-34
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 1:1 NKJV
Note the downward progression in this verse: walks, stands, sits. It surely reminds us of Lot. He looked at the plain of Jordan, pitched his tent toward Sodom, dwelt there and finally sat in the gate of Sodom. Our text tells us that the blessed (happy) man is the one who does not follow that downward trend, but delights
in and meditates on the law of the Lord. Both are a challenge and solemn warning to us all. —Wm. H. Gustafson
I need Thee ev’ry hour, stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh. —Mrs. Annie Hawks