God Wants You To Be Happy

Jeremy Paschall
01/18/15 - Sunday AM Worship

1. "How blessed is the man who..." (v. 1-3)
   • First, negatively...
     • "Does not walk in the counsel of the wicked "
     • "Nor stand in the path of sinners "
     • "Nor sit in the seat of scoffers "
   • On the other hand, positively... (v.2)
     • "His delight is in the law of the Lord" (cf. Jer. 15:16)
     • "In His law he meditates day and night" (cf. Ps. 19; 119)
   • The end thereof... (v.3)
     • "He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water" - strength and stability
     • "Which yields its fruit in its season" - fruitfulness
     • "And in whatever he does, he prospers " - prosperity (Mt. 5:3-12)
2. "The wicked are not so..." (v. 4-5)
   • "They are like chaff which the wind drives away" (v. 4; cf. Mt. 3:12) - worthlessness, impermanence, disposable
   • "The wicked will not stand in the judgement" (v. 5) - condemnation, whether in the temporal or eternal sense
   • "Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous" (v. 5) - temporal or eternal separation from the righteous
3. Conclusion
   • "The LORD knows the way of the righteous..."
   • "But the way of the wicked will perish. " (cf. Mt. 7:21-23)
   • Ours to choose... (Dt. 30:15; Josh. 24:15; Mt. 7:21-23)
   • God wants your happiness, but more your holiness, because only holiness leads to lasting happiness!