Psalm 1:1-3 - Notes

*I use Darlene Zschech's messages on her website as a study guide to my biblical study.

Psalm 1:1-3
1. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on His law he meditates day and night.
3. He is like a tree planted by the streams of water which yield its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever he does prospers.

1) If you want to be blessed do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly.

• Schemes - if something is in secret run, it is usually a problem.
• Everything in God is always out in the light.

'Or stand in the way of sinners..'

• Praising God in Church and once out going clubbing, dancing, getting into the wrong conversation, etc.

'Sit in the seat of mockers...'

• People that want to tear down to build themselves up.
• Lowest level of promotion is scoffing and mocking (i.e. "O man, they should have done better than that").

2) "He meditates day and night..." <-- key word

• It means he dwells on, he ponders, he contemplates, he pictures.
• Also means to plan.
• By meditating on His word we find that our plans are His plans because we have put Him first.

3) "yields its fruit in season" <-- key phrase

• There are those who have been serving God for a long time and are waiting for their season.
• When a fruit is picked up before it's ripe its either bitter or tastes like nothing.
• We must run from sin, secrecy, bad habits, bad stance, bad language, from things that do not represent the hand of God on our lives.
• In season, in Gods time, the fruit of our life will be sweet and flavour all it comes into contact with.
• When trying to operate out of God's time we have to strive and struggle.
• When our season comes there will be an ease, a flavour that does good things.
• Often in ministry, people who have gone out before their due season, just leave a trail of bitter, disillusioned people behind them and that is not the will of God.