A Look at Psalm 119:115

Psalm 119:115 “Away from me, you evil doers, that I may keep the commands of my God.”
 

Keeping the commands of God was a theme of David’s life. Though we know David was not without his own personal problems, his love for obedience to God was what continually brought him back to seeking God. He began his book by saying, “Blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord” Psalm 1:1-2. From the very beginning, we have been warned to stay away from evil-doers if we are to keep the commands of God.
 

An attraction to evildoers reveals a hidden desire to worship their idols. Evildoers are all idol-worshipers in God’s eyes. They worship the evil they do. When godly people are attracted to them, they set themselves on a path of destruction. Eventually they will no longer keep the commands of God because to do so would mean to do away with the evil in their lives. Instead, they become idol-worshipers.

“What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said, ‘I will live with them and walk with them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. Therefore, come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing and I will receive you’” 2 Corinthians 6:16-17. 

The children of God are the temple of the living God. Therefore, touch no unclean thing. Do not dwell among evildoers. We are not to have a regular influence of evil in our lives. 
 

Do not mistake this with bringing evil people to Christ. We are to have no intimacy with evil. However, to have contact with evil people for the purpose of winning them to Christ is a totally different thing. This contact is to influence them to receive Christ as their Savior. 
 

I encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse. As you do, ask God to show you the evil influences you still have in your life. 

Continued