The Blessing of Psalm 1

Believers are experiencing much covert persecution right now, at least in this country when family and community come against us at every turn, or at the very least, dismiss and ignore us. We can thank the Lord that He sees all that is going on and gives us all the strength we need to keep going without compromising His principles. What a blessing it is to walk with Him.

Psalm 1

Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,

Nor stand in the path of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord,

And on His Law he meditates day and night.

3 He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,

Which yields its fruit in its season,

And its leaf does not wither;

And in whatever he does, he prospers.

4 The wicked are not so,

But they are like chaff which the wind blows away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

But the way of the wicked will perish."

When we are walking in His counsel we will interpret everything far differently from the world, so much so that the world will view us as strange, someone to be avoided, except the rare few who might be wondering why we are so completely content.

We will even be accused of ruining the fun of others by our presence. The world is not content or joyful unless they are indulging in the pleasures of the world. They see those who don't need those pleasures as "wet blankets", when the truth is those who are content to walk with God are so full of purpose and fulfillment they do not need the things of the world to distract them from their calling.

Psalm 92:12

"The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon."

Psalm 128:2

"For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours."

Proverbs 3:33

"The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous."

May all brothers and sisters in Christ be encouraged by God's Word, so much so that nothing going on around them influences them.