Psalm Wednesday: Psalm 1-2

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My Highlights: I literally have Psalm 1 highlighted entirely. The entire first chapter of Psalm is the blessings of a man who lives life in accordance to the way that God designed us to live. Psalm 2 was new scripture to me. The verse that I highlighted in it that stuck out to me was verse 11. The entire chapter does it's ins and out about how leaders of that time can conspire against the Lord, but ultimately he is still in control and lets those people lead because he chooses for it to happen. After commanding them to "be wise" he says in verse 11 "Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling."

My Takes: Psalm 1 and 2 are analogous with each other but for different reasons. Primarly Psalm 1 shows what it takes to create a GREAT man, where as Psalm 2 shows what it takes to become a GREAT leader. Psalm 1 should be any mans daily reading to place themselves in line with God and to be focusing on the doing that which he calls me to do and to be. I remember this verse from my time at T Bar M Camps. They were located near the Comal river in New Braunfels. Once a summer, the camp director would take all the men during our men's morning bible study to what he called the Psalm 1 tree. He would read over all of Psalm 1 and recount for us specifically verse 3 and 4 where it says :He is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away." It was neat each summer to see that despite river floods and whatever life (or nature) threw its way, it still survived, it still lived and provided shade those around it. I want to be like that tree. I want to be righteous and delight in the law of the Lord. I have seen several men that have placed their faith immediately in Christ's cross hairs and not only are they blessed because of it. They simply are better men who have lives that are purposefully and exist beyond their selfish desires. Oh, that America would purge us of men who are so despicably sought after their own lustful nature. I pray the Lord protects me and guides in my desire to be a Psalm 1 man.