The Blessed Man …Blessed by God - PowerPoint Presentation

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The Blessed Man

…Blessed by God

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In Psalms 1, the writer wants to teach man the way of

true

happiness – he also wants to warn him of the sure destruction of sinners

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1:1-3 The Blessedness of a godly man

1:4-6 A contrast of the righteous with the ungodly

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I. The Blessed Man (vs. 1-3)

“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” (v.1)

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I. The Blessed Man (vs. 1-3)

Blessed

=

happy, fortunate

The Psalmist is looking at the righteous man and the

blessedness

of being righteous

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1. He does not walk (live) in the counsel of the ungodly

The blessed man takes counsel or advice from the wise

He walks in the commandments of the Lord

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Ps. 119:105

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

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Ps. 73:24

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

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The blessed man does not follow the wicked ways of

sinful men

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2. He does not stand in the way of sinners

He does not associate with people who

do wrong

Exodus 23:2

“

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do

evil”

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1 Cor. 15:33 (ASV)

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

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3. He does not sit in the seat of the scornful

He finds

no pleasure

in those who make jokes about God, sin, heaven, hell etc.

He reverences God and does not want to hear God’s name blasphemed

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Proverbs 14:9

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour

.

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The seat of the scornful can be found in many colleges, universities, films, books etc.

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Walketh –

sitteth - standeth

These are arranged to show the

progression

of sin in the lives of those who follow after sin

The blessed man puts away evil

things

and evil persons from him

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“He that would be kept from harm must keep himself out of harm’s way.”

Proverbs 13:20

“He

that

walketh

with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed

.”

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“But

his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night

.” (v.2)

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4. “His delight is in the law of the Lord”

He loves to

read

and

study

God’s Word

He reads the Word by day and meditates upon it by night

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Js. 1:25

But whoso

looketh

into the perfect law of liberty, and

continueth

therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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What a man meditates upon determines the real

inner man

“A man may not be what he thinks he is, but what he

thinks

,

he is.”

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Acts 17:11

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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5. He is a man who prospers in all things (v. 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

.”

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Being fruitful is a

requirement

of all of God’s children

Jn. 15:5

“I

am the vine, ye are the branches: He that

abideth

in me, and I in him, the same

bringeth

forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing

.”

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Gal. 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith

,

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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The righteous man prospers when he does things God’s way

His life is

nourished

by God’s blessings

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1 Pet. 3:10-12

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile

:

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue

it…

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For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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II. The Ungodly man (vs. 4-5)

“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind

driveth

away

.” (v. 4)

Chaff

= the tiny

husk

around the grain; worthless, without substance

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“Therefore

the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous

.” (v.5)

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The ungodly will not stand approved in judgment

There will not be one ungodly person in heaven

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Rev. 21:27

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth

, neither whatsoever

worketh

abomination, or

maketh

a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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Rev. 22:15

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever

loveth

and

maketh

a lie.

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III. The two ways contrasted (v.6)

“For the LORD

knoweth

the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish

.” (v.6)

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God knows of and approves the

way of the righteous

The ungodly shall perish – eternally lost in hell

They will be punished because of the life they chose to live!

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The ungodly:

1. Are life chaff

2. They shall not be acquitted on the day of judgment

3. They will not be in heaven

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References

Adapted from material by Perry

Cotham

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