Morning Devotional March 21, 2020

Psalm 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. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”


Child of God, who is your counsel in these trying times? Do you walk after the counsel of the ungodly or after our Heavenly Father?

Maybe a better question would be: Does God use the ungodly to counsel His people? Well, of course He does. We seek counsel for our health from ungodly medical professionals, our auto mechanic maybe an ungodly person, the vast majority of the stores and restaurants we frequent are owned and operated by ungodly people, our jobs, any number of professionals we may deal with on a daily basis are ungodly people. But when the counsel of the ungodly is against the commandments of God and/or their counsel attempts to take us away from our duties to our Lord do we follow? Are we not to follow God rather than man? Has God changed His mind? Is it now okay to stray from God's Word and follow the word of ungodly men instead?

It really concerns me to see God's people follow the counsel of government officials who have spent their whole careers fighting for the murder of the unborn and fighting to destroy the Godly foundations of our nation and our families. But now we are told these people, all of a sudden, have our best interest at heart?

Please know that I understand there are those who are susceptible to illness and have weak immune systems. There are also those who have those same people in their care. If God has given you some common sense use it. But it should not take the counsel of the ungodly to persuade us or to force us. If you are sick stay home. If you are susceptible to illness, stay home. If you are a caretaker of these, stay home. God understands. If you know these types of people, stay away. Call or email or message and let them know you are praying for them. But if we are healthy enough to go to work and out to eat and out to shop we have no excuse to not be about the Lord's business. God also knows when our fears are driven by ungodly counsel and not by the fear of the Lord. Whether we are willing to admit it or not.

“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”



Praise ye the Lord!!!