This is the first and foremost note in my Bible;
Well after
"you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, you mind and soul, and your neighbor as yourself."
The Holy Spirit uses these to draws me back to where i should be.
Psalms 1
¶ How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
¶ The wicked are not so,
But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.
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In all the notes in my bible this is the one i go back to most often.
i try to be constantly aware of my surroundings,
who i am listening to,
who i am associating with.
For if you are;
walking in the counsel of the wicked,
or stand in the path of sinners,
or sit in the seat of scoffers!
Then you are associating with those people.
The words of Father GOD are clear on these relationships.
DON’T have then,
stay away from them.
1Kings 11:2
“You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.”
Proverbs 20:19
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
Proverbs 22:24
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man
Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?
These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him,
nations will abhor him;
But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
1Corinthians 5:9
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;
1 Corinthians 5:11
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler
not even to eat with such a one.
For what have I to do with judging outsiders?
Do you not judge those who are within the church?
But those who are outside, God judges.
REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
2Thessalonians 3:14
If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter,
take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame.
These words have been a guiding light for me for over 40 years.
At times in my life, i have lost my way and associated with the wrong people but each time the Holy Spirit has brought me back to the narrow path.
And each time i repent and turn from the evil ones in my life the Lord has blessed me.
These times have happened when i have seemed to be to busy to spend time in GODs word, and then drift away.
The Lord tells us He will never leave us nor forsake us,
and He has never failed to be there to draw me back.
Psalms 23
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalms 1
¶ How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
¶ The wicked are not so,
But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.
In the end of this life where will you be?
Blessed by the Lord?
Or perish with the wicked?
That choice is yours to make,
Will you walk in the counsel of the wicked?
Will you stand in the path of sinners?
Will you sit in the seat of scoffers?
Or will you
Set you delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law meditate day and night?
The choice is yours to make.
No one can make it for you.
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