THE MAN THAT MUST PROSPER

Who is the man who will prosper? According to the Psalmist, he is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, who does not stand in the way of sinners, who does not sit in the seat of the scornful, whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates in his law day and night. The Bible says that prosperity comes to those who do not walk in the counsel of the wicked. The word, wicked means literally “loose from God”. He does not walk in the counsel of those who are loose from God. A man may be ungodly and be true to his wife, pay his taxes, and be a good neighbor. He may not be immoral; he may not drink. He just lives his life without God, the Bible or thinking about eternity. He is a godless person. This verse is just saying that we must not get our counsel from the wicked. In a moment of crisis there is a temptation to look for counsel from the man across the road.