BLESSED Is The Man

Psalm One talks about a Blessed man.

Many people feel a hopelessness. Some search vainly for happiness from fame or fortune. Psalm 1 shows us how we can find a Fulfilled and Fruitful life.

The Blessed Man has a:
1. WAY

He has done a U-turn. (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.

It’s a new path. He has found joy - in believing. It’s by faith. There’s a blessing in believing.

We have a different destination. It’s NOT the way of sinners.

We don’t follow the counsel of the ungodly. We can know a new way of thinking, a new way of walking. We aren’t fellow travellers with the sinners, but we’re walking with the saints of the most high.

The blessed man honours the Lord and the things of God.

What makes a Blessed man? He's found a new Direction - The Way… and… He's also found a new Delight - The Word.
2. WORD
(2) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

This idea of meditating to me strikes me as spending time. Taking time in the Word, mulling it over.

We need to "get in the Word" and "get the Word in us"… The Word of God brings a real thrill to our lives. We can apply it to life. It becomes part of our heart and thinking.

The Blessed man has…
• A new direction - the Way of Life
• A new delight - the Word of Life

And…
• A new dimension - the Water of Life

3. WATER
The Blessed man has found a new Dimension. The Water of Life.

(3) And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

There’s no dryness here - there’s a free, flowing river. There’s supply. Water is used as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

The Blessed man has entered into a whole new dimension - the Spirit-filled life. The Christian’s heart is the Holy Spirit’s home. There's a true source of spiritual refreshment and empowerment. The power to live godly.

The blessed man is likened to the healthy tree planted by the river - it can grow strong from the supply of water. God’s power is our resource.

It tells of the blessed man,

(3) And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

There is…
• a fruit
• a fruitfulness
• a flourishing
• a fulfillment there…

God’s will is that we grow. God wants you bearing fruit, and flourishing.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

God’s desire for us is that we grow. We draw our spiritual life and strength from the Holy Spirit. The Blessed Man will be growing, maturing, advancing, progressing. There's a wonderful fruitfulness
• An abundance
• A satisfaction
• That comes from knowing Christ and His salvation.

(4) The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

The ungodly are the OPPOSITE of the blessed man…

While…
• The godly have found the way. The ungodly are lost. Hopelessly lost.
• The godly have Life. The ungodly have death. They are like dead men.
• The godly have a fullness, yet the ungodly have only emptiness.

It says they are just like the chaff - lost, dead, empty. The ungodly do not know The Way of Life. They refuse it. They go their own way. Their direction is hell-bound.

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

The ungodly do not know The Word of Life. They are scornful and know not the Author of Salvation. They do not heed the Lord and His soul-saving Truth. Their delight is vain and empty.

They have no lasting joy. No eternal hope. Nothing to steer them away from ultimate emptiness and despair.

The ungodly do not have The Water of Life. They would rather drink their fill of the world and its vanities. They do not have the strength that comes from being planted by the rivers of water. They are powerless when trouble comes.

(5) Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Notice - it says that they will not stand (justified) in the Judgment. Things will only get worse, much worse.

Guilt and shame is upon them. As much as they may try to dull their conscience, the fact remains. They are unforgiven. The pardon is offered - yet they refuse it. Fact is, they are running out of time.

The ungodly will be ashamed - and will be judged guilty - and forever shut out of blessedness. They will face eternal ruin.

(6) For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Will you trust Him today?

Real joy is found in believing…

You can live the rich, radiant, full, happy, joyful, abundant life.