How to be blessed by God

Blessed is the Man or How to be blessed by God

Text: (Psalms 1) 1 Blessed is the man that I. walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, II. nor standeth in the way of sinners, III. 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. Introduction: In our text before us we see a three steps of downward motion, or decline, that take us away from the blessing of God on our lives:

I. Walking in the council of the ungodly. (Listening to the advice of the

ungodly). A. Who are the ungodly?

B. The ungodly may be professing Christians. (The ungodly are the people

who leave God out of their lives- Practical Atheists, Those who live as if

God didn’t exist).

C. The ungodly may be family members.

D. The ungodly may be professionals. E. The ungodly are those who live in open sin.

II. Standing in the the way of sinners. (Running with the wrong crowd, those who live in open sin).

III. Sitting in the seat of the scornful.

A. Sitting in judgment on the Bible.

B. Sitting in judgment on the Church.

C. Sitting in judgment on God. (Atheists)

IV. Two men contrasted. Also, in our text we two men, two ways, and two destinies.

A. God gives the Godly man happiness and peace, the ungodly man’s happiness is only temporary.

B. God makes strong the Godly man strong. The ungodly tries to appear strong, but he is feeble.

C. God provides for the Godly man, but the ungodly will not have his needs met.

D. God makes the Godly man fruitful, the ungodly man will lose all that the thinks he posses. 1. The rich man who increased his goods.

E. The Godly man will end well, the ungodly man will wither away. 1. The handwriting on the wall. 2. The rich man and Lazarus.

F. The Godly man will be judged separately than the ungodly man. 1. The judgment of believers. 2. The judgment of the unbelievers.