Psalms 101:6-7
My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.
He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
As David penned the above text, perhaps, Paul was reading it when he penned the text to the church at Corinth. David and Paul are telling us that those who are wicked, who deceive, who practice their craft in the way of falsehood, should not be in our company. The reality of that thought is worked out fine when we are in our own houses, churches or personal lives. We can withdraw and not associate with people who deny the truth and reject righteous living. In our society today, however, this is not as easy to practice when we are in an employment or collective setting with the world. Being on someone's "team" constitutes an inability to withdraw from them. Yet, the truth is still true. If we don't remove their influence from our lives we will end up corrupting our character. We think if we drop our character into their pool we will change the pool. But, what changes is our lives. A young girl may think she is going to change the young man by hanging out with him and even marring him and, yet, the opposite happens. David says his eyes will be on the "faithful" of the land. He will "dwell" with them. He will only allow those who are "blameless" (righteous by faith in Christ) to "minister" to him. Who do we hang with and are they the faithful or those who speak falsehood.
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