“PRESCRIPTION FOR

HAPPINESS”

PSALM 1

How blessed is the man who does not

walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

But his delight is in the law of YAHWEH,

And in His law he meditates day and night.

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season

And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does,

he prospers. The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff

which the wind drives away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For YAHWEH knows the way of the righteous,

But the way of the wicked will perish.

PSALM 1INTERPRETATION: To God’s “Covenant People,” the nation of Israel.

APPLICATION: To God’s “Current People,” The Church… believers in Jesus Christ.

Prescription For Happiness-Psalm 1

• Watch your “walk”: NOT in the counsel of the wicked!

• Watch your “stance”: Not in the path of sinners!

• Watch your “seat”: Not in the seat of scoffers!

MAKE GOOD CHOICES:

WALK

STAND

SIT

NOT in the

counsel of the wicked

WALK

NOT in the

counsel of the wicked

WALK

“Walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh…

Eph. 5:18“…so that you will walk

in a manner worthy of the Lord, to

please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in

every good work and increasing in the know-ledge of God; Col. 1:10

NOT

in the path

of sinners

STAND

NOT

in the path

of sinners

STAND

Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to

see, my joy and crown,

in this way stand firm in the

Lord, my beloved.

Philippians 4:1

NOT

in the seat

of scoffers

SIT

NOT

in the seat

of scoffers

SIT

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Set your mind on the things above, not on the things

that are on earth.

For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in

God.

Colossians 3:1-3

Prescription For Happiness-Psalm 1

• Watch your “walk”: NOT in the counsel of the wicked!

• Watch your “stance”: Not in the path of sinners!

• Watch your “seat”: Not in the seat of scoffers!

MAKE GOOD CHOICES:

Prescription For Happiness-Psalm 1

CHOOSE GODLY COMPANIONS!

Proverbs 13:20: “He who walks with

wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”

Proverbs 22:24-25: “Do not associate with a man

given to anger; Or go with a

hot-tempered man, Or you will learn his ways

And find a snare for yourself!”

Proverbs 23:20-21: “Do not be with heavy

drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a

man with rags.”

Proverbs 24:1-2: “Do not be envious

of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;

For their minds devise violence, And their lips

talk of trouble.”

Proverbs 27:17: “Iron sharpens iron,

So one man sharpens another.”

Prescription For Happiness-Psalm 1

CHOOSE GODLY COMPANIONS!

Beware of conformity!

SEEK WISE COUNSEL!

WATCH YOUR PLEASURES!

Prescription For Happiness-Psalm 1

PRACTICE COGITATION!

Meditate on God and His Word!

CULTIVATE GODLY CHARACTER!

KNOW THAT CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!

The Righteous… The Wicked… Blessed! He will be like a tree

firmly planted by streams of water…

--which yields its fruit in its season

--and its leaf does not wither

And in whatever he does, he prospers

The Lord knows his way.

Are like chaff which the wind drives away

Will not stand in the judgment

Will not stand in the assembly of the righteous

DOES THE NEW

TESTAMENT AGREE WITH

THIS???

“But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of

liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful

hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in

what he does.”James 1:25