It’s good to read Psalms on a regular basis. Psalm 1 is a good place to start. In Psalm 1 we are told that the man (woman) who is blessed by God is like a tree, prospering, fruitful and with leaves that never fade. In verse 6 it says that: “For Lord knoweth the ways of the righteous” (KJV). Now that all sounds good to me.

Our Psalm 1 contrasts the Godly, blessed man to the ungodly. The contrast is a blunt one. Those who don’t know God: “shall not stand in the judgment” (V5), in fact they will perish (V6). They are not part of the true church of God but will be blown away like chaff (V4-5).

So, what are the characteristics of a Godly man (woman)? The Godly do not walk with the sinner, listen to their advice or associate with them (V1). Now hear is the secret of the righteous person, he delights in God’s word and meditates it (V2; mulls it over in his mind and speaks it) at all times.

If you want all God has for you, to be that tree, there is a work we have to do, that is to delight in and believe God’s word. “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate therein day a night” (Josh 1:8).   

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