Psalm 1 - An Example of Being The Dude⚡

Aug 18 in Faith!

This morning, I was reading Psalm 1 and in verse 2-3 we get a solid picture of who we are called to be as men.

"Instead, his delight is in the Lord's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers." Psalm 2-3

I'd love to explore that passage with y'all. The line, "Whatever he does prospers," is powerful, man. As men, I think we hear, "his delight is in the Lord's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night," and we feel like - "my freedom as a man is taken away because I have to obey and think about obeying constantly."

That couldn't be farther from the truth.

We hear, "Discipline Equals Freedom," and we get fired up about that because a Seal Commander tells us this ideology. But when the Psalmist gives us instruction on how to prosper in this life, we're like, "meh, I'll figure out another way."

Discipline is obeying the Lord's instruction, and allowing His Word to seep into our hearts and minds, so that whatever we do, it will be steered by the wisdom of our Heavenly Father.

Pretty sick, right?

What do y'all think about this?

What does it mean to prosper?

What about "bearing fruit in its season?" - What does that look like for men?

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