PSALM 1 Blessed Delight The Introduction to the Book of Psalms

PSALM 1:1-3 NIV Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

PSALM 1:4-6 NIV Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

WHO WANTS TO BE BLESSED OF GOD?

Never trust a dog to watch your food. - Patrick, age 10

Never trust a dog to watch your food. - Patrick, age 10 Never tell your mom her diet's not working. - Michael, age 14

Never trust a dog to watch your food. - Patrick, age 10 Never tell your mom her diet's not working. - Michael, age 14 Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. - Kellie, age 11

Never trust a dog to watch your food. - Patrick, age 10 Never tell your mom her diet's not working. - Michael, age 14 Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. - Kellie, age 11 When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair. - Taylia, age 11

You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. - Armir, age 9

You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. - Armir, age 9 Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. - Joel, age 10

You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. - Armir, age 9 Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. - Joel, age 10 If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse. - Naomi, age 15

“blessed” ? a happiness that flows from a sense of well-being and rightness… such happiness is rooted in our attitude not our environment.

Holey Rebelling against God’s Truth to choose wickedness Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. (1)

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked … DO NOT ACCEPT THE ADVICE OF THE WICKED!

Blessed is the man who does not … stand in the way of sinners DO NOT ADOPT THE LIFESTYLE OF THE WICKED!

1 John 3:9-10 NIV No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

Blessed is the man who does not … sit in the seat of mockers. DO NOT ARTICULATE SCORN WITH THE WICKED!

Wholly Delighting in God’s Truth to choose righteousness But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. (2-3)

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. DELIGHTFUL MEDITATION

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 NIV Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. FRUITFUL LIVING

Holy The Lord is the Righteous Watchman of our lives Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (4-6)

WHO WANTS TO BE BLESSED OF GOD?