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Book of Psalm 1

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诗篇第1篇|Book of Psalm 1

【真正的蒙福之人】

主讲：丘均发传道+陈炎明牧师

21/02/2023 引言：

每个人都想蒙福。真正的福是什么呢？诗篇第1篇将义人和恶人对比，让我们看见，何谓真正的蒙福之人！

一、义人蒙福的途径（V1-3）

1. 不做恶人与恶事

a.不从恶人的计谋
‘不从’的意思是不要走在恶人给你的意见中，就是说不要随从恶人邪恶的主意。

b.不站罪人的道路
‘不站’的意思是不跟罪人同流合污，他们的所作所为也不要跟着去做。

c.不坐亵慢人座位
‘亵慢人’是指否认神，一再嘲讽基督徒的人。‘不坐其座位’，就是不要与他们联合。

2. 昼夜思想神的话
‘昼夜思想神的话’有个前提，就是惟有‘喜爱’耶和华的律法。只有我们喜爱的，才会去昼夜思想。

我们要蒙福就必须让思想在神话语的范围里。因为思想决定行为，我们怎么思想就怎么行。所以，我们要让神的话来管理我们的思想！ 　　

3.生命要扎根于神
V3他要像一棵树栽在溪水旁。对我们人生来说，就是生命要扎根于神，主耶稣是生命的活水。这样的人生，才能真正得着主不绝的供应，按时候结出圣灵的果子；面对任何乾旱严寒的环境，叶子仍然常绿不枯乾，生命可以胜过任何苦难和挑战，所做的一切将蒙神保守！尽都顺利。

二、恶人灭亡的结局（V4-6）

1.像糠粃被风吹散
糠是麦子的外壳，意思是内里没有谷粒虚有其表。不敬畏神的人好像随风飘散的‘糠秕’，因为与生命的源头隔绝而枯干空虚，即使他们暂时看起来很强大，也不过像糠秕一样，没有永恒的价值和意义。

2.恶人道路必灭亡
恶人另一个遭遇是面对审判，必被定罪，就算混入义人的会中，也难逃审判，在神的审判台前不能站立得住，最后的结局是灭亡！唯有在基督里，靠着神的恩典，愿意从罪中悔改的人，才能得救。

人生的道路好像有很多，但实际上只有两条道路、两个终点：因跟从神而得生的‘义人的道路’，或因拒绝神而灭亡的‘恶人的道路’。

总结：

我们会软弱、会走偏、会跌倒。但因着我们的生命扎根于神，神会把我们牵引回到渴慕祂的话，昼夜思想祂的话，祂就保守我们，引导我们，走在祂赐福的道路上！一个真正蒙福的人，是蒙神看顾，保守和引导的人！

Psalm 1: A Truly Blessed Man
GK611 Morning Devotion
21/02/2023
Speaker: Ps Daniel + Rev David Tan

Introduction:

Everyone wants to be blessed. What is true blessing? Psalm 1 contrasts the righteous with the wicked and shows us what a truly blessed person is!

1. The way of the righteous to be blessed (V1-3)

(1) Turn away from evil men and things

a. Not walking in the counsel of the ungodly
'Not walking’ means do not walk in the counsel given to you by the wicked, that is, do not follow the wicked man's wicked ideas.

b. Not standing in the path of sinners
'Not standing’ means not to be in the company of sinners, and not to follow what they do.

c. Not sitting in the seat of the scornful
The 'scornful people' are those who deny God and repeatedly mock Christians. 'Do not sit in their seats' means do not unite with them.

(2) Meditate on the Word of God day and night
The prerequisite for 'meditating on the Word of God day and night' is that one only 'loves' the law of the LORD. It is only if we love it that we will think about it day and night.

To be blessed we must keep our thoughts within the context of God's Word. For thought determines behaviour, and how we think is how we act. So, we have to let God's Word govern our thoughts!

(3) Life is to be rooted in God
V3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. For our life, it is a life rooted in God, with the Lord Jesus as the living water of life. Such a life will truly receive the Lord's unfailing provision and bear the fruit of the Spirit in due time; in the face of any drought or severe winter, the leaves will remain green and will not wither, life will overcome any hardship or challenge, and all that we do will be kept by God! All shall prosper.

2. The end of the wicked perishing (V4-6)

(1) Like chaff blown away by the wind
Chaff is the husk of wheat, which means that there is no grain inside but a vain appearance. Those who do not fear God are like 'chaff' scattered by the wind, dry and empty because they are cut off from the source of life, and even if they appear to be strong for the time being, they are just like chaff with no eternal value or meaning.

(2) The way of the wicked shall perish
Another thing that happens to the wicked is that they will be judged and condemned. Even if they blend in with the assembly of the righteous, they will not escape judgment and will not stand before the judgment seat of God, but will end up perishing! Only those who are in Christ, by the grace of God, and are willing to repent from their sins, will be saved.

There seem to be many paths in life, but in reality there are only two paths and two final destinations: the ‘way of the righteous’ who receives life by following God, or the ‘way of ungodly’ who perish by rejecting God.

Conclusion:

We will be weak, we will go off course, we will fall down. But because our lives are rooted in God, He will draw us back to long for His word, to meditate about it day and night, and He will keep us and guide us on His blessed path! A truly blessed person is one who is looked after, kept and guided by God!