Notes: Two Paths

What path are you walking?
Psalm 1
Pastor Logan Grantham JFBC

There are two paths to live, of the wicked and the righteous. Three contrasts…

Contrast 1. They live different v 1-2. People don't consider themselves to be wicked, but all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Blessed is the man who follows God. We have to be mindful of what voices we listen to.

a. Don't sit in the seat of scoffers. The righteous avoid sin and embrace the Word of God. Instead believers delight in the word of God v 2 and meditate on it day and night.

Is it something you think about during the day? Is God's word on your heart? Is the Word the master over me? Knowledge isn't enough. Don't be a Pharisee. I need the Holy Spirit to supernaturally change my life. Call out to God.

b. The wicked avoid God's word and embrace sin. You can see it in the way people live their life. Sin has power over their lives because they love it.

The lesson in this passage: external influences can change your internal life. We can change how we act based on who we are around, and we may not even realize it. So we have to be careful about who we spend time with.

Do others see something they want when they see you?

Contrast 2 - they grow differently. v 3-4. Believers grow to be like a strong tree, planted by streams of water - God gives us everything we need to continue to grow and bear fruit and prosper.

Even in tough times we can know that God stands beside us, while the wicked don't grow, but decay. Chaff is worthless, we throw it away. You can fool your friends and family, but you can't fool God. God knows us. He offers us life.

Contrast 3: they end different v 5-6 God knows us. Do you know the people you connect with on social media? We are the most disconnected generation in history. But with God controlling all things, He knows and loves us. We can spend eternity with him. That's so much better than what this life has to offer.

For the wicked, life ends with eternal death, separated from God forever. But there is another way: to follow Jesus. John 3:16 the key: whoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life in Him.

Some People live on the fence, but there is no neutral option. All paths do not lead to heaven - Jesus is the only way.

What path are you walking - accepting Jesus, or denying Him?

Logan grew up in Warner Robins.