Blessed is the One

One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 1.  Here it is--

Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

Yes, I like this Psalm, but it is frustrating to me in a way.  I see the wicked, those standing in the way that sinners take and those who sit in the company of mockers daily.  I see the powerful who are continuing to help destroy our country economically for political power, I see those in Congress and at State Levels who are standing in the way of helping their brothers and sisters in need of not Food Stamps and Medicaid or Medicare, but in need of a job which would provide them with dignity and I see the mockers on TV, radio and the Internet who promote the destruction of America and get paid handsomely to do so.  The wicked sinners and mockers influence trickles down mightily to those who lap it up and spit it back out locally and in personal conversation.

From this we see the truth of what is going on around us.  It is not hidden no matter how much they try to subvert and obfuscate their wickedness. It is not hidden no matter how much they try to confuse us, although the simple minded, the smart idiots and those who are truly not in God's will agree with the wickedness, we know, and more importantly, God knows.  Throughout history, those who have stolen God for their own purposes have caused immense amounts of pain and anguish, but they will meet their maker one day.

That is the frustrating part to me.  We still must plug along and be God's people on Earth, but we are up against the liars and deceivers who steal God and Jesus and Biblical verses.  They talk the talk, but can't walk the walk.  I can't wait for the chaff to be blown away.  Until that time, let's not walk with the wicked or stand with the sinners take or sit in the company of mockers. Let's delight in God's Law and study it well. Then, we will be well rooted and yield a good crop of fruit.  Plant, cultivate and groom good crops.

Bruce Springsteen is right, we are travelling over Rocky Ground.

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