5/17/19 

Psalm 1:1-6

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
² But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.
³ He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

⁴ The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶ For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

This Psalm describes what is expected of a believer.  He is expected to have a peculiar character, vs1, a particular interest, vs 2, a protected growing spot, a guaranteed production and a promised place of rest.

Admitted this is a homiletical outline but it does take through the life and experience of any and every believer.  There are not believers who are not identified by these marks. It is a student who is less than familiar with Scriptures who thinks that one can be a servant of God and not have a defined character and a love for God’s Word.

Believers are fruitful, some more, some less, but all bear fruit in God’s garden.  Remember the cumber ground tree.  Treat it carefully this year and then it if doesn’t bear fruit, “cut it down”.

All who claim to be Christians want the promise of the blessed ending.  But this blessed ending belongs only to the blessed one of vs 1, the informed one of vs 2, and the planted one of vs 3.  You get into the Psalms through Psalm 1 and all that comes after is written to and for this blessed one.