Who we walk with

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. (Psalm 1:1-2)

I wonder if the psalmist had Deuteronomy 6:6-7 as he penned those words. Moses had told the Israelites,

These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.

Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)

Who do we walk with?

Who do we stand and chat with?

Who do we sit in fellowship with?

Most importantly, what is the foundation of our conversations?

Are our beliefs, our thoughts, and our actions grounded in God’s words? Or are they coming from our culture? Are they coming from the opinions of the people around us?

Let’s choose to ground our thoughts in God’s words, making his thoughts our own, and basing our every decision and action on what he has said.