Psalm 1 The psalmist compares believers to trees “TREES”
1. We are the oaks. God wants us to be the oaks. Trees that are firm, strong, sturdy, durable, tough
• Trees often bear fruit or nuts that old hickory tree bears all kind of nuts lawn mower tells
• I read somewhere they give oxygen to the air or breath
• The wood from trees give us fuel for fire , Trees give us wood for shelter
• Tress give us protection from the wind from rain I stood under old leafy oak while walking
• They say property is more valuable with trees on it.
2. On poet said, “there is no poem as lovely as a tree.
• The poet said a tree looks at God all day
• A tree lifts her leafy arms to pray
• Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree. Joyce Kilmore
3. Trees that are planted by streams of living waters are Happy Blessed
• Streams are everywhere big streams small streams clean streams dirty streams were streams
• If one wants to live happy he does not walk in the steps of the wicked
• The tree that wants to be Happy will delight in the law of the Lord
• The tree that wants to be happy will meditate on the word of the lord day and night
4. Trees that are planted by streams of living waters
• These trees are fruitful yield their fruit in its season and leaves do not wither in all they do is prosper.
• One could say, it’s an apple tree that delivers apples, it’s an cherry tree that produces cherries, it’s a fig tree that delivers figs , Christians produce Christianity
• We are trees that bear fruits “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…we yield these fruits we will never wither but we will prosper.
5. Trees that are planted by streams of living water they have great foliage
• These trees are leafy That person who has great foliage (v. 3).
• Psalm 92:14 tells us that “they are always green.”
• Jeremiah 17:8. “And its leaves shall stay green.” The godly living a righteous life is a person who looks good, acts good and is good.
• This is a person you want to hire. This is a person you can trust with your children. This is a person you can trust to manage the office. This is a person who you can trust no matter
6. Let us be the trees that are planted by streams of living water
• Let us be trees that are leafy that give oxygen or breathe not just breath for self but breathe for others. This benefits everyone.
• Let’s help others to breath better, live better, Be better.
• We are like the mighty oaks which make God look and appeal better They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory”
• During hard times we can still glorify God (Isaiah 61:3 )Trees that are planted by living waters glorifies God. With all that foliage, even in a season of drought (“In the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit” Jeremiah 17:8), it glorifies its Creator.
7. Finally, We are the trees that are planted by the living Word
• These trees are the light of the world,
• we are the trees that let our light shine before others,
• We are the trees we hate what is evil, and love what is good,
• We are the trees that are guided by the Spirit,
• We are the trees that clothe ourselves with virtue and we live godly lives.
• We are the trees that believe in God the Father who calls us;
• We are the trees that Believe in God the Son who died for us; and
• We are the trees that believe in God the Holy Spirit who empowers us. Amen.
