June 10, 2012
God’s Blessed Man
Psalm
1
I. Introduction
A. Who Wants to be Blessed of God?
1. Most
would answer affirmatively
2. Your presence here indicates
your interest in God’s blessing
B. The First Step in God’s way of Blessing is Salvation
1. This
is the message of the entire Bible
2. There is no formula for blessing
that does not begin with faith
3. Psalm
1 assumes that salvation has
taken place
C. Prescription for Blessing
II. Body
A. The Dangers to God’s Blessed Man (v. 1)
1. There
are detours along the way
2. The threefold danger:
a. Walking in the counsel of the
ungodly
(1) The ungodly always are ready to
give advice
(2) This may be in the form of
literature
(3) This may be in the form of
advertising
(4) This may be in the form of
entertainment
b. Standing in the way of sinners
(1) First you listen, then you live
(2) As the twig is bent
c. Sitting in the seat of the
scornful
(1) Note the progression: first
listened, then adopted the standards, now makes fun of God’s standards
(2) The road of the scornful is
always downward
3. Watch out for these dangers
B. The Delight of God’s Blessed Man (v. 2)
1. His
delight is in the law of the Lord
2. He has learned to make God’s Word his
delight
a. To some it is boring, but to him
it is blessed
b. To some it is dull, but to him
it is delightful
c. To some it is fantasy, but to
him it is food
d. To some it is information, but
to him it is inspiration
3. But not many will make God’s Word their
delight
a. You must move against the tide
to do this
b. You must decide to be in the
minority
4. David’s delight (Ps. 119:16, 47, 77)
C. The Destiny of God’s Blessed
Man (v. 3)
1. He
shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water
2. What a beautiful illustration
a. The tree reaching down its roots
into the stream
b. The river represents the Holy Spirit
3. This tree brings forth fruit (Gal. 5:22–23)
4. His leaf shall not wither (his
testimony)
5. In whatsoever he does, he will prosper (Rom. 8:28)
III. Conclusion
A. See The Difference Between The Blessed Man and The Ungodly
1. The
ungodly are not so: refers to all of the above
2. Like the chaff which is with the
grain until the wind blows
3. The ungodly shall not stand in
the judgment
a. “Stand” is the same as “rise up”
(the resurrection, Rev. 20:6)
b. Neither sinners in the
congregation … when it is made up
B. Blessing or Blight? Which
will it be?[1]
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