A Summer of Psalms - Part 4

 Psalm 1:1 (NKJV)

 1 Blessed is the man…

 Psalm 1:3 (NKJV)

 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings 

 forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; And 

 whatever he does shall prosper.

 Psalm 1:4-6 (NKJV)

 4 The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives 

 away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor 

 sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the 

 ungodly shall perish.

 Psalm 1:1-2 (NKJV)

 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor 

 stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 

 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.

Barrier to the blessed life

Walking in the counsel of the ungodly

Barrier to the blessed life

Not taking God’s Word seriously

Consumerism

Cultural Contextualization

 Matthew 19:4-5 (NKJV)

 "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them 

 male and female,'

 5 and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother 

 and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?

Barrier to the blessed life

Standing in the Way of Sinners

Barrier to the blessed life

Participation in sin

 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV)

 33 Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."

Barrier to the blessed life

Sitting at the Seat of the Scornful

Barrier to the blessed life

Shameless opposition to God

 1 Timothy 4:1-2 (NKJV)

 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart 

 from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of 

 demons,

 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with 

 a hot iron…

 Psalm 1:2 (NKJV)

 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he 

 meditates day and night.

The Blessed Life

Delights in and Meditates on God’s Word