Day 37 – Psalms 1:1-6

This is one of the first sections of scripture I recall trying to memorize as a teen. The progression of walking, standing, sitting was sort of a memory aid for me to get it down. Now, trying to picture this progression, and why the admonition and promise is presented this way, it becomes clearer that God is calling us to walk, run even, in a direction that is opposite from the world’s wicked values, thoughts, reasoning, motivations. Before becoming followers of Jesus, we were walking along with the world, wickedly pursuing our own selfish way. Not content to just flow the same way, we stopped and stood among them to better observe their way, collaborating on how to get our portion more effectively. Then we finally got comfortable enough to take a seat and hang out with the world’s ways indefinitely, mocking, doubting, accusing, cursing along with the best of ‘em. We can’t deny it, we all followed that course. We eventually quit trying to resist the world’s flow, and plopped ourselves down smack dab in the middle of it.

Thankfully, Jesus rescued us from that sorry, cynical resting place and gave us a new purpose. To know and delight in Him and all his ways. To prosper and not be blown around in the winds of adversity. To walk with Him in a holy calling and be counted as righteous.

-Rocky Armstrong