Blessed is the man

Blessed is the man

“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. 
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement, 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.”
                                                                                                                      Psalm 1
Do you delight in the ways of the Lord? Do you meditate on His word day and night.
The only way we will get to know the Lord is by studying the scriptures ourselves.
We should not rely strictly on what pastors and evangelist say about God. The best way to know anyone is to spend time with them. Which is what we need to do with God.
The more we study the word of God the more we meditate on His word and pray the deeper our roots will go down. The stronger our faith becomes. Then when things do happen to us we are able to stand our ground.
I remember after hurricane Katrina hit the southern United states. My son went down to help rebuild some of the houses. He came back with pictures that showed how devastating the power of the hurricane was.
I remember seeing one picture of this big old tree it was battered but it was still standing. By contrast the houses around it were nothing more than rubble.
That trees roots must have been very deep because it looked like it hadn’t moved.
This is how we should be. Our roots should go deep into the scriptures. Our faith in God should be as deep as we can possibly get it.
All those who oppose God however will come to nothing. The Psalmist making it clear
“...the wicked will not stand in the judgement, 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.”
How deep is your faith?
Are your roots still growing deep in the Lord?
Are you meditating on God’s word often enough?
Think about it.