A Blessed Man

Daily Reading:  Psalm 1

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,”

                                                    Psalm 1:1

Leadership is about choices.  One of the most important choices you can make is to allow God to lead you.  The only one who can decide whether you walk in the counsel of the ungodly is the person you see in the mirror every morning.  Too often, men decide to allow ungodly counsel to be their guide.  

Look at the first word of this Psalm.  It is, “blessed”.  Now look at the last word.  It is, “perish”.  The choice could not be more stark.  The man who walks in the counsel of the godly and avoids taking counsel from the ungodly scoffers and sinners will find the direction of his life contrasting those who heed the ungodly counsel.  

Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life…”.  Psalm 1:1 speaks of the way we should go, or maybe the way we should not go.  Psalm 1:2 brings, “the truth” into the equation.  The man who avoids the wrong “way” and in turn seeks the truth will find the life God intended for each of us to live as believers.  That man will have deep roots in God and His Word.  That man will be like the tree planted by the water.  That man will bear fruit.  That man certainly will not whither.  The end result will be a leader among men.  Others will follow your lead because you made a choice to follow God.