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Bible
Reading Notes from Christ Church Greenbank Day 4 Read: Psalm 1:4-6 We come this
morning to the second of two sections looking at Psalm 1.
Psalm 1 describes two ways to live the way of the righteous, and the
way of the wicked. It is a wisdom
Psalm - it talks about the right way to live under God. Yesterday we
saw how Psalm 1 begins with a description of the righteous and how they
should live, meditating on the law of the Lord.
Today, we come to the wicked, and their end. In verse 4,
the wicked are like chaff the light bits of grain left over when the grain
is threshed to get at the good stuff traditionally threshing floors were
built in the open so that when the grain was beaten (threshed) the chaff would
blow away. Such a contrast to the
imagery of the tree in verse 3! Then verse 5
looks to the future and to the judgement the wicked will not stand, and will
not be part of the congregation of the righteous they will not enjoy
everlasting fellowship with God. Finally,
verse 6 draws the two ways to live together, and reminds us that the Lord knows
the way of the righteous - and by implication, the wicked also. As we read
through this Psalm, we should heed the warning of this section about what
happens to the wicked to those who oppose and ignore God.
Whatever appearances might seem however much they might appear to
prosper, ultimately when we all stand before God on the last day, only those who
know Jesus as Lord and saviour and can therefore truly be counted righteous
only they will stand. And so this
Psalm also leads us to recognise our failure to live up to Gods standard, and
to recognise our need of forgiveness in Jesus Christ. The only truly blameless man ever is Jesus Christ this
Psalm draws us to recognise afresh our need for forgiveness in his name, and
draws us to renew our trust in Christ, our saviour and Lord At the same
time, we can draw comfort from the fact that God watches all our ways.
He has not forgotten us nor has he forgotten the conduct of those who
do evil. God is watching he is
active and he will act. We need to be reassured that God is in control, and will
achieve his purposes and make sure justice is done. So today Ask forgiveness for the ways in
which you have opposed or ignored God Ask for Gods help in avoiding
walking in the ways of the wicked Thank God that he is in control Activity for Families with
Children A few ideas on how to share what you have learned
about Gods word with your children. Starter: get
a small tray of objects and show them to your children for a few moments, then
cover up the tray and see if anyone can remember what was on the tray In this part
of the bible, the Psalmist tells us that God is always watching: Read Psalm 1:6 What are the
ways the Psalmist talks about? Who sees what
we do? Read:
God knows all our ways he is
watching us! When we live our lives
each day, we live knowing God is watching us and we seek to please him. How can we
please God today? Prayer:
Dear Jesus, thank you that you are watching everything that happens in
your world. Help me to please you
today. Amen. |
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