Three characteristics of the blessed man

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper” (Psalm 1:1-3).

There are three characteristics that are pointed out in this passage about the blessed man. Three of which is necessary for the Christian today!

The first characteristic is that the blessed man does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. He does not walk in sin. He abhors it! Paul says in Romans 12:9, “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” It is necessary for the Christian to be a godly person, abstaining from every form of evil.

Secondly, he meditates on God’s law day and night. It is his life and what he lives by. Even though the law of God is different now that we have the New Testament, the need to study God’s word is essential in a Christian’s everyday life. The more time we spend in the world, away from the Bible, the weaker we get. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).

Third and finally, the blessed man prospers in whatever he does. We all should all be like a tree planted by rivers of water. For if we abhor what is evil, read and study every day, applying what we learn to our lives, we will be that tree, firmly planted on the solid rock of Jesus Christ.

Jonathan Glaesemann