Brother Gary Sunday Evening 2/23/14

Brother Gary Sunday Evening 2/23/14

Psa 1:1  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psa 1:2  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Psa 1:3  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Planted: it is vital that you and I let God plant us where He wants us.  Planted by the rivers of water:  Thank God we are not by a dry stream or tapped into something that will go empty.  We are planted by the rivers of water.

The river of pardon:  I am planted by that river.  I have been forgiven of so much.  I trust I am as the little lady that took the best that she had and broke it and anointed Jesus’ feet.  There were those that questioned, “Why is she using this very expensive oil to anoint Jesus’ feet?  Why wasn’t it sold to feed the poor?” 

She was anointing Jesus’ feet because she loved Him so much.  She had a past that she couldn’t deal with and the people she lived among had no answer for.  Jesus said, “She that is forgiven of much loves much and she that is forgiven of little loves little.”

The river of grace:  isn’t it wonderful that in a world that is so graceless, ugly, and behaves itself so unseemly we can have grace?  They know nothing about virtue, modesty and many of them have turned a deaf ear to God and they don’t know anything about morals. 

It is terrible that you cannot even listen to the radio; the lyrics are so corrupt that you don’t want to hear it.  It may be a part of reality, but I don’t want it going over and over in my mind.

It is wonderful that you can be planted by the river of the God of all grace.

The river of promises:  it is wonderful to be planted by that river.  When we are faced with heartache and disappointment, among people whose life is haunted by failure, we can go to that river of peace.  Oh drink of this river of peace and pleasure. 

The river of joy:  We draw from the wells but there is a river of joy and it flows into our soul and then it flows out.  Isn’t it wonderful that there is a source of something that is pure and uplifting and is valuable to us on the journey and to those it will flow out to?

The river of hope:  Isn’t it wonderful to have hope? 

The river of fellowship:  Isn’t it wonderful to have fellowship, an agreement of prayer, to feel that accord?  We are here to worship, give God praise, and love.

It is a river of life, a river of pleasure.  We will go through deep trying times but this God of ours at just the right time will say, “Come to the river of pleasure; let me give you a time of rest, relaxing, and pleasure.”

This is for the righteous.  The ungodly cannot get there.  Isn’t it sad how unforgiving the ungodly are?  Isn’t it sad how full their mind is of the bitterness of the past.  It doesn’t do them or anyone else any good. 

Unless they let God plant them by the river of pardon, they will never give nor know forgiveness.

Psa 1:4  The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

The chaff doesn’t know where it is going because it goes wherever the wind blows.  Babylon tells how wonderful Jesus is but they always conclude with saying, “No one can live without sin and you cannot get rid of the carnal man.”  We can be partakers of the divine nature today.

Psa 1:5  Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Psa 1:6  For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

We have a perfect accord, God you know the way of the righteous.  Lead me.  We have five or six days before next Sunday, we want to be led of God this week.  We want to know His way, for we want Him to know our way.