“This
book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way
prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” [Joshua 1:8]
'...who meditates on His law day and night'
Blessed
is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in
the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is
in the lawof the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He
is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its
season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he
prospers. [Psalm 1:1-3]
The truly blessed person is the one who steers clear of the lifestyle of the ungodly. In his contacts with them he avoids complicity with them or even tacit approval of their sin and scoffing. This does not mean that the happy man isolates himself completely from the wicked. Instead he witnesses to them of “sin, righteousness, and judgment,” and seeks to introduce them to Christ, the one source of lasting pleasure. The happy man is a real friend to the ungodly, but he is not a partner with them.
It is impossible to visualize a happy man who is not also a man of God’s Book. He has an insatiable hunger for the Word of the Lord. He loves the Bible and mediates on it day and night. By this means his own life is enriched and he becomes a channel of blessing to others.
The man who is separated from sin and separated to the Scriptures has all the qualities of a strong, healthy, fruitful tree:
Planted by the rivers of water—he has a never-failing supply of nourishment and refreshment. It brings forth its fruit in its season—he displays the graces of the Sprit, and his words and actions are always timely and appropriate. Its leaf also shall not wither—his spiritual life is not subject to cyclical changes but is characterized by continuous inner renewal. As D.L. Moody put it, “All the Lord’s trees are evergreen.”
This kind of man shall prosper in everything he undertakes. The reason of course, is that he is living in fellowship with the Lord, and all his service is therefore guided by the efficient and successful in the Christian life is to be led by the Spirit of God. Self-directed activity is an enormous waste of time, money, and effort!
The truly blessed person is the one who steers clear of the lifestyle of the ungodly. In his contacts with them he avoids complicity with them or even tacit approval of their sin and scoffing. This does not mean that the happy man isolates himself completely from the wicked. Instead he witnesses to them of “sin, righteousness, and judgment,” and seeks to introduce them to Christ, the one source of lasting pleasure. The happy man is a real friend to the ungodly, but he is not a partner with them.
It is impossible to visualize a happy man who is not also a man of God’s Book. He has an insatiable hunger for the Word of the Lord. He loves the Bible and mediates on it day and night. By this means his own life is enriched and he becomes a channel of blessing to others.
The man who is separated from sin and separated to the Scriptures has all the qualities of a strong, healthy, fruitful tree:
Planted by the rivers of water—he has a never-failing supply of nourishment and refreshment. It brings forth its fruit in its season—he displays the graces of the Sprit, and his words and actions are always timely and appropriate. Its leaf also shall not wither—his spiritual life is not subject to cyclical changes but is characterized by continuous inner renewal. As D.L. Moody put it, “All the Lord’s trees are evergreen.”
This kind of man shall prosper in everything he undertakes. The reason of course, is that he is living in fellowship with the Lord, and all his service is therefore guided by the efficient and successful in the Christian life is to be led by the Spirit of God. Self-directed activity is an enormous waste of time, money, and effort!
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
"A tree planted by streams of water"
“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 1:3]
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers” [Psalm 1:3]
