WHAT DOES GOD THINK OF ME?

Psalm 1:1-6; 2Cor.6:14-18

You can easily know what God thinks of you. What God thinks of you is very important because God’s opinion supersedes the opinion of man. How can you know what God thinks of you? You can know what God thinks of you by reading psalm 1:1-6.

“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. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. 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. The ungodly are not so: But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish.” (Psalm 1:1–6, KJV)

From the psalm we are told who the blessed person is and what he does not do (Psalm 1:1). You can call this negative purity. Then in (Psalm 1:2) we are told what he does. You can call this positive purity. After this it clearly tells us what blessings are in store for the righteous, and finally what the end of the unrighteous shall be.

1.      What The Blessed Person Does not Do (Psalm 1:1)

Blessed is the man…what we are being shown here is what makes a person blessed, what blessing involves in contrast with the world’s definition of blessings. Three negatives are used here:

Walketh Not: what does this mean? (Gen.5:24; 6:9; Lev.26:40; Psalm 128:1). When you walk in the counsel of the ungodly, you are walking contrary to God’s ways. Walking with God means walking in the path of righteousness. That is what brings blessing.

Standeth Not: When you stand you look, you see, you ask questions, you observe. Standing in the way of sinners involves observing their sinful behaviour, copying what they do, accepting their sinful ways (Jer.6:16).

Seateth Not: He finds no joy in the scorning of scorners. When you seat with sinners now you have joined their ranks. You are now planning with them, agreeing to their wicked counsel (Ezek.11:1-2)

Listen to God’s counsel from (2Cor.6:14-18). If you want to be among the blessed, listen to God, repent and come out from among unbelievers. Come out of the life of sin. Repent and turn to Jesus.

2.      What The Blessed Man Does (Psalm 1:2; 119:1-3)

Delights in the Law of God. The righteous enjoys company with God’s word, God’s people. God’s word is his companion. God’s word is his guide and his counsellor. God’s word is his light.

Meditates in the Law day and night. For him every word of God counts. Every commandment is important. Every instruction is heeded. Every miracle is an encouragement.

Becoming a blessed person is not only about what you do not do, for that alone cannot make you righteous. What about what you do? By their fruit you shall know them (Mat.7:15-20; Eph.2:10).

3.      What Blessings Await The Righteous Person (Psalm1:3)

He is like a tree planted by the rivers of water. Charles Spurgeon listed this as rivers of pardon, rivers of grace, rivers of promise, and i may add rivers of blessing. He will have patience in the time of suffering, he faith in the time of trial and holy joy in the hour of prosperity. The righteous person shall flourish like the palm tree (Psalm 92:12-15). He will have all round fruitfulness. Fruitfulness is an essential quality of a righteous man.

Whatsoever he does shall prosper. This is an amazing promise. It is as deep and as wide as Jesus saying to us “And whatsoever you shall ask in my name that will I do that the father may be glorified in the Son (John 14:12-14). And why not? Such a Christian is a follower of Jesus, doing what Jesus did and even greater works.

The righteous have an imperishable inheritance in heaven lasting throughout eternity (1Peter 1:3-5). The righteous saint has the privilege of being a holy priest unto God (1Peter 2:5, 9). But the ungodly are not so. The wicked are not so.

4.      What The End Of The Wicked Shall Be (Psalm 1:4-6)

The wicked are like chaff. They will be blown away in the negative sense (Psalm 103:15-16). Though wicked may prosper, it is for him to be destroyed in the end. They cannot stand God’s righteous judgement. I remind you of the story of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). May I also remind you of the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21). The wicked must face the righteous judgement of God unless they repent.

The expectation of the wicked shall perish, but the Lord will preserve the righteous in eternity! as we await the coming 2014 determine to seek after and follow after righteousness and the blessing of God will follow you.