“6I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.” – Psalm 101:6 (ESV)
David is declaring his value of integrity here. He states that only those that are of integrity will have his, “dwell with me”, and be his counsel, “minister to me”.
What an impactful way of going about things, only having those of integrity around you. I have found myself seeking to grow in a lot of areas and in that search I have been looking for great men and women to emulate and learn from. What if I search of men and women of integrity who are blameless instead of looking for outwardly “great” people? Shouldn’t I be looking inward as opposed to outward?
David make another declaration in verses 2 and 3 that go along here.
“2I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my own house; 3I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.” – Psalm 101:2-3 (ESV)
Be blameless yourself in your own world and those that are around you that are not of the same heart, do not have them as a part of your counsel.
I know that I placed these verses here in reverse order (6 then 2&3), and when I study values and missions, there is usually statements and philosophies of, first you then around you. Whereas I do agree that you have to have yourself in order before you can get to the outside, learning what to surround yourself with is an important step to growth and maintaining. Those that are around you will be able to supply the support you need to continue down the path.
Are you seeking to walk blameless? Who are around you that you can observe and learn from? Are you surrounding yourself with those that are blameless?
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