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Who Wants to Be Blessed of God?
A. Who wants to be blessed of God?
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Most would say yes!
2. Your being here today or listening online indicates your interest in God’s blessing.
B. The first step in God’s way of blessing is salvation.
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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 a person is already a follow of God.
C. So what is our prescription for blessing?
Let’s take a look...
The Dangers to God’s Blessed Man (v. 1)
A. There are detours along the way
The threefold danger:
Walking in the counsel of the ungodly
(those who are not followers of God)
(a) The ungodly always are ready to give advice
(b) This may be in the form of literature
(c) This may be in the form of advertising
(d) This may be in the form of entertainment
Standing in the way of sinners
(a) First you listen, then you live
(b) As the twig is bent...
Sitting in the seat of the scornful
(a) Note the progression: first listened, then adopted the standards, now makes fun of God’s standards
(b) The road of the scornful is always downward
C. Watch out for these dangers
The Delight of God’s Blessed Man (v. 2)
His delight is in the law of the Lord
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
E. But not many will make God’s Word their delight.
To do this you must...
You must move against the tide
You must decide to be in the minority
A. Let’s see what King David delighted in...
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The Destiny of God’s Blessed Man (v. 3)
He will be like a well-watered tree
A. What a beautiful illustration
(1) The tree reaching down its roots into the stream
(2) The river represents the Holy Spirit
This tree is fruitful
His testimony will not wither
A. His leaf will not wither
He will prosper in whatever he does
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 will not stand in the judgment
B. Blessing or blight?
Which will it be?
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