0462. The Marks of the Blessed Man

The Marks of the Blessed Man

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

"But his delight is in the Law of the Lord; and in His Law doth he meditate day and night" (Psa_1:1-2).

The blessed Man of these verses primarily is Christ. He is the only One Who never walked in the counsel of the ungodly; Who never stood in the way of sinners; Who never sat in the seat of the scornful. He is the only One Who delighted perfectly in the Law of the Lord; Who brought forth fruit in its season; and Who prospered in all His ways. The first Adam walked in the counsel of the lawless one. He had a posterity that is in the way of sinners; he became a party to and took his seat with the scornful.

The first Adam refused either to delight himself in, or to obediently follow after the Law of the Lord. He was a tree with withered fruit, and certainly he did not prosper in his way. What is true of Adam is true of all his seed, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Men are certainly guilty; they are no better than their fathers were; they walk according to the counsel of the prince of the air; they stand in the lineage of sinners, and are partakers in the seat of the scornful.

We readily grant that the three verses before us may refer to the saved; but, they are true of the redeemed only, because they are true of the Redeemer. The words speak first of all of our Lord Jesus Christ, and then of those who are hid with Christ in God.

The only Blessed Man, Who came in line of Adam’s race,

Yet never walk’d, or stood, or sat in sinners’ way or place,

But always did delight in God, and did His Law embrace–

Was Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, all filled with truth and grace.

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR