Psalm 1 KJV

¹ Blessed is the man That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

² But his delight is in the law of the Lord; And in his law doth he meditate day and night.

³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

⁴ The ungodly are not so: But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶ For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Four Results of experiencing God’s blessings

1.  Walketh not in the council of the ungodly (vs 1)

Paul has a lot to say about your walk

•     he wrote 13 books (14 if you count Hebrews)

•     in 9 of those books, he speaks about your walk

•     that is in 70% of his books; he speaks on your walk

Here are a few instructions on your walk according to Paul – Just to name a few:

•     Walk in Faith (Romans 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:7)

•     Walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4)

•     Walk not after the flesh (Romans 8:1,4)

•     Walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16)

•     Walk in good works (Ephesians 2:10)

Cost of walking in the wrong counsel

•     Will never make you happy (Blessed)

•     you can not walk in the counsel of the ungodly once you have been exposed to the truth and be happy

•     Will make you miserable (eventually)

•     Will make you feel guilty

2. Does not stand in the way of sinners

Everyone is a sinner (Romans 3:23)

God makes a distinction between

•     A child of God that sins

•     A person who has not been born again

The Way of Sinners

Sinners have a way of doing things

Opposite of what God intended

Proverbs 16:25 AV

²⁵ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

They are always re-writing the rules of what God established

1.   Marriage

2.   Family

3.   Entertainment

4.   Gender

Standing in the way of sinners

Means to adopt their manner of living

•     after a while, it will affect you less and less

2 Peter 2:7 AV

⁷ And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

1.   It will wear on  you

2.   It will change you

3.   It will break you down

4.   It replaces

•     Good with Bad

•     Right with Wrong

•     Godly with unGodly

The proper response to the way of sinners

Ephesians 5:11 AV

¹¹ And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Proverbs 1:15 AV

¹⁵ My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

3. Does not sit in the seat of the scornful

Proverbs 13:1 AV

¹ A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Scorners do not accomplish anything

•     Do not fight temptation

•     Do not take a stand

•     Do not see the importance of doing anything for God

•     They only mock those that do

Nehemiah 2:17–19 KJV

¹⁷ Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

¹⁸ Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

¹⁹ But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

If you elevate yourself to mocking and ridiculing

•     God

•     HIS Word

•     Those that try to live for HIM

•     you will not prosper

4. Delights in the word of God

What is so delightful about the word of God?

•     It’s a Mirror (James 1:23-25)

•     It’s a Lamp (Psalm 119:105)

•     It’s a Sword (Ephesians 6:17, Hebrews 4:12)

•     It’s Milk, Meat, Bread, Honey – the list goes on and on

People that do not delight in the word of God

•     Do not realize all that it can do

So if you have been blessed of the Lord

And want to enjoy true happiness….

•     Don’t walk in bad counsel

•     Don’t live a life of sin

•     don’t sit in the seat of scorners

•     Do delight in Gods word

Then you will be planted like a tree (Un-moveable)

Psalm 1:3 KJV 1900

³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

You will be fruitful and prosperous in the work of the Lord.

Our hope at Irvington Bible Baptist Church is that this podcast provided some encouragement and has helped you to develop a closer relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ.