Walk, Stand and Sit Or Sit, Walk and Stand?

Psa 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Walk, stand and sit are the three actions that a man has when he is not lying down or asleep. They occupy the major parts of our daily life. The question is how and where do we have these three actions.
There are two ways that we can walk: the way(path) of the Just or the way of the wicked. The way of the just is as the shining light that shines more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness, they know not at what they stumble (Prov 4:18-19).
The way of the just is in the same direction as the sun – from East to West where the light shines more and more. The way of the wicked is the way of the world which is opposite to the way of the sun.
When we walk the way of the world, we are walking in darkness, and this way is opposite to the way of the sun – West to East.
When we walk in the way of the ungodly, we begin to carry the heavy burden of the world and the next thing that happens is that we have to stand – stand in the way of the sinner. Finally we become so weary that we have to sit down and we will sit at the seat of the scornful. In other words, the end result will be that we become cynical, critical, and judgmental when we sit back and look and other brothers and sisters.
In the book of Ephesians, Paul also mentioned about these three actions. However, the order is not walk, stand and sit; but sit, walk and stand.
Before we can walk, we need to learn how to sit still. It means that we need to know our position in Christ and learn to rest in Him and wait upon Him. Because of the resurrected life of Christ in us, we can sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph 2.6) -not the seat of the scornful but the seat of the merciful! By sitting at the right seat we will be able to renew our strength (Isa 40.31).
After being fully charged from waiting upon the Lord, we will have the grace and power to walk. Paul mentioned a number of ways we have to walk:
§ Walk worthy of our call ing, with lowliness and meekness (Eph 4.1)
§ Walk in love (Eph 5.2)
§ Walk as children of light (Eph 5.8)
§ Walk circumspectly (Eph 5.15)
When we are walking uprightly, which means we are walking worthy of our calling, walking in love and waling as children of light, we should not be overconfident in thinking that we will never fall. So let him who thinks he stand take heed lest he falls (1Cor 10.12). Therefore we need to walk circumspectly.
After walking in God’s way, Paul said, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Eph 6.10-13).
There are two “stand” mentioned by Paul in the above scripture. First to stand against the wiles of the devil, then to withstand in the evil day, and finally having done all, to stand. The final test to see whether we qualify to be overcomers is whether we stand at the end of the day. A soldier may be able to fight and prevail against his enemy but after killing his enemy, he may be too drained out of his strength that he cannot stand anymore. The foolish virgins are not ready when the bridegroom comes not because they don’t have oil. In fact they have oil and their lamps are burning too. The only problem is that they don’t have enough oil to sustain them until they can enter into the inner chamber of the Lord when He returns. So do we have enough oil to carry us through the evil days and allow us to still stand after a hard fight? That will determine who is wise and who is foolish.
Though there is a sequence in these three actions: sit, walk and stand, it doesn’t mean that after we walk we do not need to sit,, or after we stand we can stop walking. The ‘sit, walk, stand” will have to be occupied till the Lord comes (Lk19.13).
We learn to sit and hear His small voice and keep our faith (for faith comes by hearing). We also walk from strength to strength to run this race. At the same time we stand and continue to fight against the evil ones. If we obediently do them over and over again, there will come a time when we can say what Paul said at the end of his earthly life, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith (the same as saying, “I have stood, walked and sat”): Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. Hallelujah!