“Blessed is the man who walks not
in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and in his law he meditates day and night.”
Psalm 1:1-2

“…his delight is in the law of the Lord…”

He’s not speaking here of the Levitical law. The word “law” here is the Hebrew word “torah,” which is “teaching.”

This is a call to be separate from the world. It’s a call specifically to NOT walk in the counsel of the world, of the ungodly, because the Scriptures tell us that the philosophies of the world are “foolishness” (1st Corinthians 3:19). Therefore, if you are going for counsel to an “expert” in the world, then you are asking for foolishness. It surely will sound good, but in the end you’ll see that it was foolishness.

These experts and counselors have no use for the Word of God, in fact they scoff at it. These are the paths of the ungodly, and the counsel of the scornful. None of those will give you the truth because they don’t KNOW the truth, they’re rooted, they’re steeped, in the philosophies of the world.

So then, how can one be guided by truth?

God is the SOURCE of truth. Jesus said, “I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life…” (John 14:6) If you truly want to be guided by truth, then turn to the Word of God. Bring your trouble to the Lord and ask him to guide you by his Word, and he will. But you have to first know his Word.

When you have made the Word of God the foundation of your life, you will find success in what you do because your foundation is solid. Your help comes then, from the Lord himself.