GOD'S FORMULA FOR SUCCESS--PART 3
Scripture Reading--Psalm 1:1-6
Compare the blessed man
to the unrighteous man.
Every Christian desires God's blessing in his life. Every Christian couple longs for the blessing of God on their marriage. Every Christian parent pleads with God for His blessing on his children. Yes, the blessing of God is important to us, and we all desire to experience it.
However, we need to realize that God's blessing is often conditional. God has certain requirements before He will extend His blessing. But never forget that every blessing of God is because of His grace. Someone has said that "grace is God giving us what we could never deserve." Even if God requires certain things and we faithfully meet those requirements , it's still because of His amazing grace that He would ever bless us. What a glorious God we serve!
Psalm 1:1-3 lists three conditions of God's blessing: separated from the world ( v. 1 ), saturated with the Word ( v. 2 ), and situated by the waters ( v. 3 ). In speaking of God's blessing, we must keep in mind that success and blessing are synonymous.
Some folks never want to hear anything negative--like the man who came home after a bad day at work and told his wife he didn't want to hear any bad news. After thinking a moment, his wife said, "I have good news. Jimmy only broke one arm!" Psalm 1:1-3 lists both the negative and positive commands because that's where the power is.
Those who seek God's blessing must recognize and reject the "counsel of the ungodly" by comparing it to Scripture. Then they must "delight...in the law of the Lord; and in his law...meditate day and night." Verse 3 says, "Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." That's success!
Again, we see that God's formula for success is His Word. Saturate your family with God's Word, and He will bless you with success.
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize Psalm 1:1-3 and let it saturate your family. Let it help you recognize and reject the "counsel of the ungodly."
--Jack Palmer--
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