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D8M, “Nor sinners”

Posted in God's Law, God's Word, Judgment, tagged , , , , on January 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous” (Psalm 1:4)

Presently many unsaved sinners do than in the assembly of the righteous and sometime lead. “But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.” (Matthew 13:26) But that is not how it will end: “So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.” (Matthew 13:40)

The phrase being considered is a parallel thought to “wicked will not stand in the judgment.” (v.4) Because they have no hope in the judgment, then there is no hope of them being among the righteous. The consequence for them will be dire, eternal separation from God. The consequence for those of us who believe is that they will not be among us any longer inciting us to evil, deceiving us with falsehood, or leading us astray.

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D7M, “Seat of Scoffers”

Posted in Blessing, General, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , on January 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Blessed is the man who does not… sit in the seat of scoffers.” (Psalm 1:1)

What is the problem causes one to be a scoffer and what is the result? “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling (a fall, KJV).” (Proverbs 16:18) Perhaps that is the reason that they stay seated. In reality, I think they are armchair quarterbacks for life. “They continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people…” (2 Chronicles 36:16) But life is no game, and neither is scoffing. “Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you.” (Proverbs 9:8) “…if you scoff, you alone will bear it.” (Proverbs 9:12) There are many such judgments proclaimed upon scoffers in Proverbs. Not merely wicked action is judged but also wicked, proud, derisive speech is an abomination to God that portends a bad end for scoffers. Jesus suffered at the hands and mouths of scoffers, as Luke 18:32 says, “He…will be mocked and mistreated.” He patiently bore their abuse “yet He did not open his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7) While witnessing to others, I must share in His suffering by not reacting to their abuse other than with love and truth. It is a balancing act, because I must discern when to “not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” (Matthew 7:6) Do not be surprised by such treatment because “in the last days mockers will come…” (2 Peter 3:3).

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D5E, Contrast

Posted in Blessing, God's Law, God's Word, tagged , , on January 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff.” (Psalm 1:4)

Everything grand and beautiful and secure and well provided for and productive about the righteous man tree is not so of the chaff of the wicked man. He is insubstantial, soon forgotten, of no consequence, useless, to be rid of, and bothersome. Chaff is a worse than useless, dead and dusty off casting of anything of value. The grain is taken into the barn; the chaff is blown away, trampled, or burned. Do you want to feel and be helpless, hopeless, and purposeless? Then pursue evil.

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D5M, “Blessed”

Posted in Blessing, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I can’t get enough of this “blessed” idea.

Consider the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12: “Blessed are [the righteous]…for…kingdom of heaven…comforted…inherit the earth…satisfied…receive mercy…see God…sons of God…kingdom of God reward in heaven is great.” And “everyone who has left…for My sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.” (Matthew 19:29) It is inescapable from Psalm 1, these verses, and many others that the blessing of prospering will include physical, mental, and spiritual elements even though Scripture teaches that we are not earning God’s blessing and we will experience loss, too.

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D4E2 (1), “Prospers”

Posted in Blessing, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“In whatever he does, he prospers.” (Psalm 1:3)

Just a few ways the righteous prosper:

“He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:6

He will give you “length of days…and peace.” (Proverbs 3:2)  

“You will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man.” (Proverbs 3:4)

“Healing…and refreshment” (Proverbs 3:8) are yours.

Physical prosperity by way of “barns…filled.” (Proverbs 3:10) This is not Prosperity Gospel. The Christian will have trials and “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” (2 Timothy 3:12)

And some of the difficulty comes from God for our good through “trials…testing of your faith produces endurance…[so that you are] lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4) And “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.” (Hebrews 12:11)

Regardless of the good or bad, Jesus says, “I am with you always.” (Matthew 28:20), so that “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)

  1. Day 4 Evening #2 Entry: I forgot that I had already written reflection on that evening and wrote again later.

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D4E, “He Does”

Posted in Blessing, Faith, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , , on January 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“In whatever he does, he prospers.” (Psalm 1:3)

“He does” denotes an active faith over a conceptual one. “Prove yourselves doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.” (James 1:20) The “effectual doer” is “blessed in what he does.” (James 1:25)

Know the Word, do the Word, and be blessed by and through the Word.

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D3E “Does not”

Posted in Blessing, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , on January 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The righteous one “does not walk…stand…sit.” Deuteronomy 6:7: “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.” In the way you act in your personal life will train your children. You add words by teaching and talking in order to explain how and why you “sit…walk…lie down…rise up.” God’s commands should be on your heart and your lips rather than the “counsel…path…seat” of the wicked (Psalm 1:1)

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D3M “Does”

Posted in Blessing, General, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , on January 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“In whatever he does, he prospers.” verse 3

What do the righteous do? They delight in and meditate on God’s law, His Word. What one delights in he spends time with, thus day and night. There is not an ounce of passiveness in this pursuit but all intentionality and passion as with a first love.

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Psalm 1 D1E Contrasts

Posted in Blessing, General, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , on January 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Day 1 Evening reflection:   Preliminary Contrasts:

tree vs. chaff; firmly planted vs. blown away;  blessed vs. not so; 

nor stand in the path of sinners vs. nor sinner [stand] in the assembly of the righteous

LORD knows the vs. way will perish;  yields fruit vs. [worthless] chaff

prosper vs. perish

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The Psalm 1 Challenge

Posted in Blessing, General, God's Law, God's Word, Piety, Sanctification, tagged , , , on January 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The radio preacher challenged his listeners to read Psalm 1 twice each day for 21 days and journal impressions, adding, “It will change your life.” As best I could, I took him up on that. I began reading the psalm on December 1st and completed my 21 days in the 25th. As, you will see, I also failed to record impressions or read twice each day on four occasions. I was curious to see if non- repeating insight would come 42 separate times (38 in reality since I missed 4 times). I hand wrote my journal which I intend to copy to here with only minor corrections and clarifications. I will be labeling the entries along the following scheme: D1M means Day 1 Morning, etc., and here it is:

v.1-3: does not, does, is

v.4-5: not so the wicked

v.6: both their ways

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