(#29, Yermo, May 1948; Imperial 1958, 1968)
Read Psalm 1.
The first Psalm presents a contrast between the way of the
godly and the way of the sinner. One is
characterized by happiness and blessing and the other by judgment and
destruction.
The unsaved are...
w Separated
from God.
w Sinning
against God.
w Scorning
the truth.
The saved are...
w Separated
to God.
w Serving
only God.
w Searching
the truth.
A negative description, v1.
ƒ Walks
not in the council of the ungodly. He
does not accept their advice. He does
not take his measure from their principles.
ƒ Stands
not in the way of sinners. He avoids
doing as they do.
ƒ Sits
not in the seat of the scornful. The
scornful are those that openly defy the Word of God and Christianity.
A positive description, v2.
ƒ He
delights in the Law of God. He finds his
good times in the Word of God.
ƒ He
meditates day and night. To meditate is
to discourse with ourselves concerning the great things of the Word. By "day and night" we are told
that God's thoughts should be interwoven in the business of all the day.
General characteristics...
ƒ An
abundant life (a tree).
ƒ A
settled life (planted).
ƒ A
nourished life (by rivers of water).
ƒ A
fruitful life (bringeth forth fruit).
ƒ An
ordered life (in his season).
ƒ A
beautiful life (leaf also shall not wither).
ƒ A
successful life (whatsoever he does shall prosper).
This Psalm describes the happy man. Christ was this man, and we can be partakers
of Him.
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