“The One Who Is Blessed”

Sunday, February 02, 2020

The One Who Is Blessed

Psalms 1 is a familiar Psalm to most.  It is easily seen as a Psalm of contrast between two very different walks of life: the godly versus ungodly; the happy versus the miserable. 

This Psalm gives us the secret of a blessed man. The blessed man is in fellowship with God. He can be seen by what he does not do, as well as what he does. He does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. He does not stand in the path of the sinners. He does not sit in the seat of the scoffers. Notice the progressive deterioration. It is a process of gradual erosion and movement in the wrong direction until finally, we settle on a permanent place with our surroundings. What once use to bother us no longer moves us. Lot and Samson are examples of this path.

But the man is blessed not simply by what he does not do but also by what he does. It is not enough to stop doing something. We must move positively in the right direction.  He delights in the law of God. He meditates on the law, day and night. 

As a result, the blessed man has stability like a tree planted by the water. He is reliable, like fruit that yields in its season. He has prosperity in his walk with God, not the ungodly. The blessed man is blessed many times over, not the wicked. The godly delights and meditates upon the word, not the wicked. The godly is like a strong and solid tree, not the wicked. The godly one if fruitful and productive, not so of the wicked. The wicked are blown away like the chaff. They will not stand.

The Lord knows those who are righteous, and He knows those who are wicked. 

Beware of compromise. It is easy to do while striving to live a righteous life. 

Action items:

1.      Sin is progressive, so is righteousness. Watch your steps. They turn into a walk. The direction we walk will determine who we will be.

2.      Sin requires meditation just like righteousness requires meditation. What do we think about? Think on God’s word, daily.

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