Gateway PsalmTerry Dashner…………………Faith Fellowship Church Broken Arrow, OK 74013
Psalm one is gateway to all Psalms. To reader, door opens and exposes a treasure trove of poetry and song. If reader takes time to walk through its corridors, she will hear emphasis of Psalm one being echoed at every refrain.
Psalm one tells us what to expect as we journey through God’s wisdom literature.
What may we anticipate? Psalm one is an “either or” psalm. A man is either: Godly and blessed, or unrighteous and doomed. The former state, however, is not always realized in this life. That’s why some of Psalms question God’s sense of justice—why is it that wicked sometimes win out over righteous? If we keep in mind that our physical life on earth is not end of our existence, we will better understand how God’s justice works. God’s justice, in vindicating us, is not completed until end of time, last judgment. God will one day right all wrongs against His people. He is perfect in His judgments.
Psalm one is a promise and an admonition to righteous. For righteous one who will resist evil and evil company, and build his life on Word of God he will walk blessed. He will be productive in season and out of season. His spiritual roots will go down deeply like a tree planted beside a river. On other hand, righteous should be advised that “payday” is not always on Fridays. The righteous should not stay discouraged. God rewards righteous in this life and next. But greatest “payday” is coming in next life, so be faithful in this one.