Summary

In this sermon on Psalm 1, Dr. Michael Easley opens the Psalter by showing its front door: two roads, two destinies. The psalmist contrasts the righteous and the wicked with striking clarity. The blessed person does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of scoffers. Instead, he delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night.

Dr. Easley challenges our cultural understanding of blessing. The absence of wealth, health, or prosperity does not mean you are not blessed. True blessing is positional—known by God, forgiven, loved, and rooted in Him. Like a tree planted by streams of water, the righteous person flourishes in season. Seasons may vary, but the source never runs dry.

By contrast, the wicked are like chaff—weightless, rootless, and ultimately blown away.

Who are you running with? What do you delight in? Who directs your life? We must remember that maturity turns disciplines into reflex and that meditation renews the mind. Psalm 1 calls believers to live as otherworldly people—in the world, but not of it—trusting that the Lord knows the way of the righteous.

Takeaways

Psalm 1 frames all of life as a choice between the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked.

Blessing is not material success but being known by God and rooted in His Word.

Spiritual drift begins by walking, standing, and finally sitting comfortably in worldly thinking.

Meditation on Scripture renews the mind and reshapes character from the inside out.

The righteous flourish in season because their source is constant, even when visible results are not.

Christian maturity turns daily time in God’s Word from a “have to” into a joyful “get to.”

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