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2 paths, 2 lives, 2 destinations
“Blessed is the man”
To be blessed is to be happy
It is to have a “good” life
Does wealth bring this?
Does power and respect bring this?
Does romantic love bring it?
It Goes beyond this life
16 Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.
It Goes beyond this life
Everyone wants this
The whole world seeks blessing
But they fail to realize the SOURCE of blessing
16 Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.
They try to find it in this world and outside God
True blessing can only come from he who made us
It is better to have nothing of this world and a little of God, then all of this world and have not God
The wrong way to blessing
“who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,”
“To walk”
This refers to the manner in which we live our lives
In life we are always moving forward, there is not pause
What path are we on and what direction are we going
We will be on one path or the other
Sometimes the path of the righteous and the wicked can start out looking very similar
it inevitably separates into different directions
What are we walking towards?
What do we want?
To be blessed we must NOT walk according to the counsel of the wicked
Council = advice
Council can also mean to follow the pattern of the wicked
If others are doing it then it must be okay
Who are the wicked?
2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
The wicked are those that do not seek after God
This passage also shows two paths
To understand and seek after God
To turn aside from God
To walk in the counsel of the wicked is to live like the average person
What are some things that the world considers good that would be following the council of the wicked?
You deserve it
You should live with someone before you marry them, to make sure its going to work out
You need to work hard to get the life you want
Be whatever you want to be
Love yourself
The wicked can be the Murderers, thieves, or people like Hitler
But it is also those that the world might consider good
Doctors, teachers, scientists, athletes, astronauts, scientists trying to cure cancer or diseases, philanthropists trying to end world hunger
“nor stands in the way of sinners”
Similar to the last point, this goes further than doing what the world does in that the person now finds their identity in this world
This person is now standing in and holding onto what he has in this life.
Interests or hobbies
Sports, “I’m a Broncos fan!”
Image - how I look, exercise my body, wear the current fashion.
Profession or job
Political party “I’m a republican” Go Trump!
LBGT
Sinners find their standing in this life
Their self worth
their reason for doing what they do is all in this life
But we find our standing in the Lord
Our identity is not in ourself or the things of this world
We find our identity in our Creator
The Creator is our reason for being
“nor sits in the seat of scoffers;”
This person is so consumed by the world that he scoffs at God and those who might follow Him
Not content to live like the world and to find value in the worlds wicked systems the scoffer attacks those who believe and follow God.
Being so in love with the world the scoffer lashes out at any that are not equally in love with the same thing
The right way
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord”
In contrast to the wicked that delight in this world
The Law speaks of all God’s word
Why doesn’t the author Say
Walks in the counsel of the righteous
Stands among God’s assembly
Sits in the seat of the teachers of the law.
It is NOT saying to walk with the righteous instead of the wicked
It is contrast between living in the counsel of the world or the counsel of God
Going to church instead of a bar is not it.
It is not saying to work for God and in exchange he will bless you
“God, I’ve been working hard to obey you, now its time for you to give me the things of this world that I want.
It says the blessed man Delights in God’s law
Not the man who studies
Not the man who reads
Not attending Sunday school
How can I delight in the Law
What if you don’t delight in God’s law?
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What makes the law delightful?
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