SPIRIT BRAND

SPIRITUALITY for the 21st Century

Psalm 1 declares a powerful description of two kinds of people—wicked and blessed!  As you read the text, it seems as though one is juxtaposed against the other.  There is no in between, riding the fence, one foot in and the other out—you are either wicked or blessed! Here is Psalm 1:

¹ Oh, the joys of those who do not
      follow the advice of the wicked,
      or stand around with sinners,
      or join in with mockers.
² But they delight in the law of the Lord,
      meditating on it day and night.
³ They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
      bearing fruit each season.
   Their leaves never wither,
      and they prosper in all they do.

⁴ But not the wicked!
      They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
⁵ They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
      Sinners will have no place among the godly.
⁶ For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
      but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. (NLT)

So here’s the description of the wicked:

1.  You are not blessed!

2.  You are like a worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

3.  You are already condemned at the time of judgment.

4.  You have no place among the godly.

5.  You don’t have God watching your path.

6.  Your path leads to destruction.

7.  You follow your own advise.

8.  You stand around with sinners.

9.  You join in with mockers.

10.  You do not delight in the law of the Lord.

11.  You do not meditate on God’s word.

12.  You are not rooted in a place of sustenance.

13.  You are not fruitful in each season.

14.  Your leaves wither.

15.  You do not prosper in all you do.

Don’t be deceived, it’s not a game…if you are wicked…you are not blessed!