First, I want to turn your attention also to Psalm 1 it's a great parallel passage!
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,but the way of the wicked will perish.
Concerning, the counsel of the Holy Spirit, you are very right! I stand and agree with you. I did want to comment on the counsel of others, pastors, secular counselors, etc. I read this moments ago before reading your blog. I love how the things of the Lord can pop up whenever we are pursuing him.
"Anybody who lives beneath the cross and who has discerned in the Cross of Jesus the utter wickedness of all men and of his own heart will find there is no sin that can ever be alien to him. Anybody who has once been horrified by the dreadfulness of his own sin that nailed Jesus to the Cross will no longer be horrified by even the rankest sins of a brother. Looking at the Cross of Jesus, he knows the human heart. He knows how utterly lost it is in sin and weakness, how it goes astray in the ways of sin, and he also knows that it is accepted in grace and mercy. Only the brother under the cross can hear a confession."
"The greatest psychological insight, ability, and experience cannot grasp this one thing: what sin is. Worldly wisdom knows what distress and weakness and failure are, but it does not know the godlessness of men. And so it also does not know that man is destroyed only by his sin and can be healed only by forgiveness. Only the Christian knows this. In the presence of the psychiatrist I can only be a sick man; in the presence of a Christian brother I can dare to be a sinner."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer,Life Together.
This book was an encouragement and challenge in how I lead my family and live within the context of the world and church. Must read! It's really short.
Much love to you brothers.
2 comments:
Nice quote. I shall add it to my collection. That book has been referred to me and Lori a few times. Guess it's time to actually read it. I think Lori already has. I believe we have it on the shelf somewhere. Living in ywam community, we think about community a lot. How do we do it in the best way? etc. I know this book has insights on that.
yes, it does. there are elements that I desire, but i don't know how practical it is on a daily basis.
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