The Way of the Righteous and the Way of the Wicked
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Intro:
Intro:
Psalms
- Literally the book of praises to the Israelites - Shout or song of praise..... plucking of Strings...... Worship music of Israel
- Written over the period of over 1,000 years.... unlike any other book
- David wrote about half of them
They were sung in the Temple
They were sung by Jesus
Paul calls us to sing them in the life of the church
- You can split them up into several (5… maybe to match the Torah) different smaller books within it..... We will take a look this summer at one of each of these.
Wisdom Psalms - Today
Lament
Thanksgiving
Exaltation
Praise and Worship
Songs of Ascent
Messianic
Penitential - Songs of forgiveness
Like a mirror will show you your outward appearance and how you look on the outside.... the Psalms will give us a mirror for us to see how we look on the inside.... in our heart.
MOST IMPORTANTLY..... the PSALMS are about Jesus.... over and over again you will here about the King and His Kingdom.... and we read it may be David or about Israel.... but the fulfilment of all of the Psalms is Jesus!
Luke 24 ..... Jesus uses the Psalms to point to himself as the savior and messiah.
But if we see here as we start this morning ..... Psalm 1 is going to be the gatekeeper to the tabernacle praises...... WE MUST CHOOSE A WAY..... and the only way is to follow Jesus.... the truly Righteous and Blessed Man.
THIS IS THE WAY - MANDALORIAN...... to Happiness!
1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits 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 is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
1. The Way of the Righteous
1. The Way of the Righteous
A. Who is this Blessed Man? - Jesus!
A. Who is this Blessed Man? - Jesus!
He does not sin
We see the effects and progress of a sinful life played out here.....
Walking, standing, sitting
Chic Fil A in the old food courts...... Handing out samples.... standing in line.... and then you are fully committed..... you now will wait in line at CFA for 20 minutes if you have too! :)
He delights in God’s Word
The Psalms here are mentioned as LAW.... Torah.... not just songs....
We choose songs so that they are not just words..... we take this seriously just like that of Israel.... they words on the screen, you may not know them or maybe you do.... BUT DO YOU SEE THEM POINTING TOWARDS YOUR DELIGHT IN GOD’S WORD?
Momentary delight in delicious food..... you want more… and here the Word of God that brings life and sustains our souls like food (Psalm 119)......
He meditates on God’s Word day and night
It is on his mind in the morning and at night and throughout the day.... Like a cow that chews the cud.... he eats in the morning, and eats again and again, but he lays down in the afternoon under a tree and chews the stuff he ate in the morning..... you tracking with that.... he eats and eats on what he has taken in...... He is meditating on God’s word that reads and think, reads and memorizes, and values the Word.
Practical application..... do you delight in God’s Word enough that you read it, think about it, read it again throughout your day.... your meditation is going to look different than mine.... but a good first step is to commit to reading it daily!.... join us with the reading guide here.
He is a tree - planted
God plants you where he wants you!...... Grow where you are planted....... I think that is some of the best wisdom I have ever heard in ministry.... We often desire to be where we think the grass is greener.... but God has planted us where he wants us to grow.... so be planted and grow and be well watered...
well watered - the streams here are plentiful and multiple!
Like canals provided plenty of water to a city..... the Tree here is planted by plentiful water..... the Water of God’s word!
produces fruit in God’s time
Produces fruit! - You can see the fruit of what God is doing in your life! But it is in season.... ever had a fruit tree or nut tree.... some years they do not produce...... Alabama mellophone tree.... epic year and then nothing for another!!
is evergreen
The testament of the leafs is that the roots are healthy! It is a testament that the tree is planted and watered!
It is dead winter up north and you can see the evergreen trees still holding strong.... and everything else is dead!
2. The Way of the Wicked
2. The Way of the Wicked
Truth — The Wicked Sin - They have gone down the path of sin to it’s fullest extent
They are easily seeking the advice of the world.... They are associating with the sinners, and they are found sitting with the mockers of God.
Whether it is one step into sin or jumping into the deep end of the pool of sin..... the wicked sin!
They are the opposite of a healthy tree.... Chaff
Just like these combines and tractors moving through the fields..... When they cut the grass.... the dead stuff goes flying! The Chaff was lifeless and worthless! The grain was saved and the chaff discarded in the wind.
They will not stand at the judgment
There is coming a day when all will stand before the Judgment of God.... the great throne and we will all have to give an account..... the wicked will not stand!
What evidence can be brought before a Holy and Perfect God that you would find yourself able to say you were innocent of the charges?
They will not enter into the congregation of the righteous
Do not pass Go and Do not receive the reward
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
They will perish
Jesus clearly stated that this was reward for those that were wicked.... the just penalty due sins
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,
42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Dothan AL..... So many ways to get from point A to point B.....
Not so with life.... Rightesous Way… and a Wicked Way....
Inventory right now......
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Who is this Blessed Man? Jesus Christ and Him alone
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
The only way for us to walk the righteous way is because of Jesus Christ. We are on the wicked way without him..... we enter into the psalms and desire the righteous way.... the way that Jesus walked before us and invites us to follow!
3. The Reward of the Righteous Way
3. The Reward of the Righteous Way
a. The Lord Knows the way of the Righteous
He knows and keeps on knowing them!
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
You cannot undo what God has already done to know you!.....
Jesus said in Matthew 7
13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
There are two ways in this life to choose..... the way of life and the way of death......They way of righteousness and the way of the wicked... the way of Jesus or the way of Satan and eternal punishment..... There are no other options.... more ideas.... other work arounds..... It is Jesus or nothing at all!
Invitation
What way are you on? Have you believed in Jesus?
Repent..... Delight in God’s Word.... Grow where you are planted.... produce fruit in season!
Join or be baptized!