Good morning. Today we are going to go back to Psalm one. I'm going to change A few of the words to make it more personal. How blessed is the reader 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/her delight is in the word of the Lord, and in His word he/she meditates day and night. And he/she will be like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he/she does, he/she prospers. Too many Christians today are listening to the Council of those who are not Christians. They are getting their advice from people whose heart is not towards God, and who do not live their lives according to God's word. They scoff at us Christians. They put us down at every turn. They call wrong right and right wrong. They don't delight in God's word; because it points out where they are wrong. And sadly the same Christians that I'm talking about follow after them. Because they don't meditate in God's word like you do, they go astray. They don't want to hear that they have gone the wrong way; they want the praise and adoration of those unbelievers that are around them. Notice the results: you will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water. You have constantly that nourishment from the water of God's word. You cannot be shaken by things of the world. You will display your fruit - the fruit of the Holy Spirit – when it's time. And in whatever you do, you prosper. Why? Because what you do is God's word. And when you do God's word you prosper in everything. Father help the reader to stand firm against the storms of the world. To prosper in everything he/she does; because all /he/she does is Your word. When they see him/her, they will see the fruit of your Holy Spirit working in him/her.

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