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Trees Trees planted planted by the by the waterwater
how to get started right in 2015Psalm 1
The way The way of the of the
righteousrighteous
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that
sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and
whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
Psalm 1:1-3
That blessedness begins with the That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive.negative, not the positive.
It is possible for a person to have
a truly blessed and happy life
Psalm 1 surprises many people because it begins not with the positive, but with a
negative
It is possible for a person to have
a truly blessed and happy life
Blessed is the one who does not walkwalk in step with the wicked or standstand in the
way that sinners take or sitsit in the company of mockers,
Psalm 1:1
The progression goes like this:
Thinking … Behaving … Belonging.
Worldly wisdom leads to…Worldly action, which results
in…Worldly fellowship.
It is possible for a person to have
a truly blessed and happy life
That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive.
That blessedness comes from That blessedness comes from building your life on the Word of building your life on the Word of
God.God.
It is possible for a person to have
a truly blessed and happy life
but whose delightdelight is in the law of the LORD; and who meditatesmeditates on his law
day and night.
Psalm 1:2
It is possible for a person to have
a truly blessed and happy life
That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive.
That blessedness comes from building your life on the Word of
God.
That blessedness is marked by That blessedness is marked by stability and fruitfulness.stability and fruitfulness.
It is possible for a person to have
a truly blessed and happy life
StabilityAnd
fruitfulness
That blessedness is marked by stability and fruitfulness.
That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive.
That blessedness comes from building your life on the Word of
God.
That blessedness is marked by stability and fruitfulness.
That blessedness prospers in That blessedness prospers in all situationsall situationsIt is possible for a person to
have a truly blessed and happy life
The way The way of the of the wickedwicked
Psalm 1:4-5
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
assembly of the righteous.
Psalm 1:4-5
The way of the wicked
The wicked are ultimately unsubstantial
The way of the wicked
The wicked are ultimately unsubstantial
Their true character will be revealed on the day of judgment
The way of the wicked
The end The end of of
Both Both waysways
Psalm 1:6
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
Psalm 1:6
The end of both ways
The righteous will endure because they are
known by god
The end of both ways
The righteous will endure because they are
known by god
The wicked and their wicked ways will
ultimately perish
The end of both ways
Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total
domination by evildoers
Four contemporary conclusions
Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total
domination by evildoers
As long as the world is what it is, godliness must
largely be negative
Four contemporary conclusions
Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total
domination by evildoers
As long as the world is what it is, godliness must
largely be negative
Many people who seem successful by worldly standards
will be judged total failures by god
Four contemporary conclusions
Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total
domination by evildoers
As long as the world is what it is, godliness must
largely be negative
Many people who seem successful by worldly standards
will be judged total failures by god
The happiest people in the world are those whose lives
will be built on the word of godFour contemporary
conclusions
