We have just finished the example of the man Job who epitomizes the righteous man. What made Job different than others is that he shines forth as a man who chose not to follow, stand or sit in the counsel of the wicked or unrighteous. How did Job and others like Moses, Abraham, Ruth and others come to be known as the righteous? Psalm 1 tells us they chose to meditate on the counsel of God, His ways and His character. They found pleasure in choosing God’s ways, not man’s.
The psalmist gives us the picture of a tree and its life span. To grow and flourish they need water, they need sunshine, they need to be planted where they can spread their leaves. This is a picture of men who willingly thirst for the living water, the Light of the gospel, and the Truth of God manifested in the life of Jesus Christ.
As a result this is the promise God offers: He, the Almighty Lord guards his way of the godly, through all the trials of life and brings him into His presence at death. In contrast, the way of the wicked ends in destruction as we read in Luke 16, a place of torments.
So as we now enter into the Psalmist’s record of life, it behooves us to choose which path we will follow. Come join us in our journey to the Land of Promise, the Land of Blessing.