"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel
of the wicked." Psalm 1:1
God does not want us to be found standing with sinners or
sitting with scoffers, and so advises us not to walk in their counsel. Unbelievers
have a lot of counsel to give. It is most pitiful, however, for children of God
who are faced with problems to seek that counsel.
Let me tell you that what they counsel is what you cannot
do. I too have many unbelieving acquaintances. I know that such people
frequently offer advice without your asking for it. As you listen to them, you
know at once that their thoughts are focused on one thing: how to profit
oneself.
They do not ask if a thing is right, nor whether it is
God’s will. They have only one motive, and that is man’s personal advantage. At
times their advice is not only to seek profit, but to seek it at another’s
expense. How can the believer walk with the unbeliever in such a way of life?
God once used a Donkey to speak His Word, so there is that to consider as well. Just be wise; use Scripture as your lens.
ReplyDelete"They do not ask if a thing is right, nor whether it is God’s will." Thus how important it is to be able hear God and not rely upon the head to decide.
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