Arise and Shine: Devotions for Bold Living

FRIDAY, 27 JUNE 2025

 

TEXT: PSALM 1:1-6

 

1: 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,

 

2: but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

 

3: 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(New International Version Holy Bible)

 

TOPIC: THE BLESSED AND THE WICKED

 

The Psalm contrasts the outcomes of the righteous and the wicked.

 

The blessed person avoids wicked influences and delights in God's word, thriving like a tree planted by streams of water.

 

The wicked are unstable and face destruction.

 

Our associations and attitudes affect our spiritual well-being.

 

QUESTION: Who are your close friends and how do they influence you?

 

PRAYER: May I not be tempted to associate with wicked individuals but find delight in God's word, in Jesus' name. Amen. 

Remain Blessed     

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