Psalms 1
Psalms 1
Lets take a brief look at the first chapter in Psalms. The first three verses deal with the holiness and happiness of a man lead by the Spirit and obedient to God. Blessed is the word used and carries the meaning of true happiness. Not the emotional high that is tied to it today but true happiness only found through God.
First, we are told the the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly is blessed. We are a peculiar people set apart for God’s service. We should live like it. Too often we are just like the world. We are afraid to be labeled as radical when that is preciously what we should be. Don’t walk in the ways of the world but pursue truth to the end.
Secondly, we are blessed when we do not stand in or with the
way of sinners. There is a progression of wickedness here. First we act like the world and walk with them testing the waters. Then we stand with the world in a more friendly relationship. When we become comfortable with living like the world we are more apt to stand with them in philosophy as well as lifestyle. Don’t cultivate wickedness in your life.
Lastly, we are blessed when we do not sit in the seat of the scorners. Sitting is the most comfortable position. This is when we become so comfortable with the world that we permanently conform to the ways of the world. Are you resting upon God and His Word or are you sitting in the world?
When we walk with God, stand upon His Word, and rest in Him we are blessed. We will be like trees planted by the waters. We shall have fruit and we shall be prosperous. We will truly be happy in Him.
The last three verses of the chapter deal with the sinfulness and misery of the wicked. The wicked are not so. They will face judgment and this will not be pretty. The wicked shall perish and face eternal damnation. What are you doing about it. Are you living like them, or will you be different and be God to them?