Meditate Day and Night

Psa 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psa 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Psa 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

The word "Blessed" means happy.  That is the state of the man that does not seek or take advice from the ungodly.  His desire is to seek God's will and God's direction in his life.  Not the opinion of sinful man who knows nothing about godly wisdom.  Blessed is the man that does not stand in the way of sinners.  He doesn't follow after sinners along the path of destruction that they are following.  He cares nothing about being part of the "In" crowd.  The crowd that he wants to be a part of is God's people.  Blessed is the man that doesn't sit in the seat of the scornful.  A scornful attitude will poison a person's whole life.  When a person always criticizes and is critical of everything that person will not know God's blessing on their life.

There is a blessed result of not seeking counsel from the ungodly, standing in the way of sinners or being scornful.  The result is that this person will delight in the law of the LORD.  He will not spend his time on the being negative all the time, but will meditate upon the law of the LORD day and night.  What a wonderful privilege we have of reading, studying and meditating upon the precious Word of God.  Our hearts are blessed when we open our Bible and allow God to speak to our hearts from His Word.

In verse three we see a promise for this blessed man.  He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.  A tree by the river draws life giving water from the river.  As believers we draw our life giving water from the Word of God.  As we meditate and study the Word of God and then apply it in our lives we will bring forth fruit in our season.  The blessed man's leaf will not wither.  He will experience the abundant life that God has for us as believers.  Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.  It will prosper because he will be applying spiritual truths from the Word of God in his life.  We can have a prosperous life if we will seek God first.