The book
of Psalms is a true treasure. It
contains doctrine, history,
prophesy, devotion and wisdom.
It shows the depth of man's
failure and the magnificent
breath and height of God's
marvelous grace. It's no wonder
that the Psalms are often
amongst people's favorite
Scriptures.
Last
night, Kathy and I were
discussing the difference
between a stand of faith and a
faith walk. To me a stand of
faith is what we make when we
have accepted Jesus. We've made
a decision and stand firm on
that choice. Unfortunately, many
Christians never go beyond the
stand. It doesn't enter any
deeper into their lives.
A faith
walk is the journey of faith
where we strive to live a life
pleasing to God. We stumble and
fall. We get sidetracked, but as
we mature and grow more like Him
we walk more and more by faith.
We learn to trust and obey. Our
heart's desire is to be pleasing
to Him and to see others come to
Him.
So what
does that have to do with the
Psalms? I believe that the very
first part of the first Psalm
illustrates the wisdom of a
faith walk over a stand of faith
or no faith at all.
Blessed is the man who does
not walk in the counsel of the
wicked or stand in the way of
sinners or sit in the seat of
mockers. But his delight is in
the law of the LORD, and on
his law he meditates day and
night.
Psalm 1:1-2 NIV
Blessed is
the person who walks by the
counsel of God and not by the
wicked. Walking with God and by
His precepts grows and
strengthens us.
On the
other hand, the person who
stands in the way of sinners not
having begun the faith walk is
far more likely to fall and stay
down. Sitting in the way of the
mockers are all those who have
never even bothered to take the
stand of faith.Never making the
stand is teh same as rejecting
Christ and leads to damnation.
To walk in
the faith is to have an active
faith. To simply stand is to
have a passive faith. A passive
faith doesn't trust and doesn't
grow. It never flexes its
muscles so it never walks in the
power and fullness of God.
Until next
time, go beyond making a stand
and take a step of faith. Make
your faith a part of all you do
and all you are and watch God
work.
Hallelu
Yah (Praise God)
Be blessed
Kevin
