No Fleas

Have you ever heard this; “hang with the dogs and you’ll get fleas”?  It's something I’ve heard
most of my life, mostly from those older and wiser than me.  Well, there’s truth in the
statement.  When the psalmist wrote Psalm 1:1 - “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers” - he may have had dogs and fleas in mind.  The wicked, sinners, and scoffers  refer to those people Believers should avoid. Note the downward spiral of human behavior: we stop, we stand, we sit. First, we listen to and embrace Satan's lies; then, we veer-off and leave the Godly path; finally, we become sit and become comfortable even join the mocking chime against God and His Truth. Of course, not one of us can completely avoid the ungodly – and that’s not what Scripture teaches, Jesus didn’t – but we certainly must be careful who we run with, making sure we give no opportunity for Satan in our lives.  The blessed man delights “in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:2). It’s the only way to avoid fleas!