The Sermon Wise Council by David McGee
Aug 23, 2015
Wise Council (34:22)
Referenced Scriptures: Psalm 1; Matthew 5:3-10; 1 Corinthians 13:2
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Psalm 1
1) Blessed is the man who doesn‘t walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
2) But his delight is in the law of Yahweh; On his law he meditates day and night.
3) He shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
4) The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5) Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6) For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 2
Matthew 5:3-10
3) "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
4) "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5) "Blessed are the humble, for they shall inherit the earth.
6) "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
7) "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8) "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9) "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10) "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness‘ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
1 Corinthians 13:2
2) If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don‘t have love, I am nothing.
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For my for my book. The website has landed. Hits you know and doing this this book thing has been in arresting it. Because the. The book went live on a certain day. And now the website has landed her K.. So it's comfort. And the letter in. And then the word sorrow. Comfort in sorrow. So you go in there and it's in no. Disco on air and see what it should say. But it's just interesting I you know. Again you never think of things like this being part of who you are but you know I never thought of it coming to or being in a position such as this is to have a book and have those things written and I just pray that they're helpful to a number of individuals and that we just keep on doing it and you know. All of our. All of our life's most of our lives. We think of in the concept of like you know. Pastors you think of churches. You think it would be people within the pews and you think of that your congregation. And then you think of well in the community. You know been able to be here all these years and ministering to all different denominations and different people in the community. And then you think of individuals that at the hospital and those who are terminally ill then the families of those that have died and the grieving patients. And it you know it begins to take a you know. I can kind of a. A bigger cir ference. Around the neighborhood and around our lives. But now this takes on a whole different perspective. This goes to people I will never meet people that will probably never know. And this will take on a whole different group and so it's it's something that has grown from. What is who is seated here heard it in the church. And you look around and say Well Pastor. To fit a lot of people in vacation today. But. But we're glad you're here because you're the ones that have come you are here to receive the message that I feel that has given for our lives for today and. If I ever thought oh no there it is I'm sorry. That's the that's the Web site. And you can click on the author and guess who shows up. But whenever you. When you look at this whole concept of our lives and the an impact of our lives. You will never know. See you will never know. Each of the teachers. Each of the ones you know as students each of the places that we've worked. Each of the neighbors around us. Each of the families that we interact with we will never know the impact of what we have done with our life. And we cannot in the clinic course that we were singing. That in his presence. We lay down our crowns we lay down all of our ambitions. And all of the desires that we want to happen. And we just lay those all before and say OK . Here in your presence. Everything we've wrapped up and made secure a sun done. And in His presence helps us to take what we've been given and be thankful. Be thankful to for where we are at what we are facing in how the he's going to bring us through the message today is in Psalm one and I know I've spoken on this and it's been a while I think. But I when I did it before I did it and I spoke on it in the message by a book but today I want to read it in the King James Version this of course is the Bible that Jesus used. Just kidding. And the but he didn't write this you know. Never mind I won't go there if you don't understand that it's OK. Talk to me later. Yeah talk to be later. But anyhow King James Version Psalm One Blessed is a man that walketh not in the counsel of the young godly nor stands in the way of sinners. Nor sit in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord in His law. Does he meditate day and night and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth his fruit in his season. His leaf. Also shall not with air and whatsoever he do it. Shall prosper. The young godly or not so. But are like the chaff which the wind drive at the way. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment. Nor centers in the congregation of the right has for the Lord knows the way of the Right has. But the way of the ungodly shall perish. Wise counsel. First of all we have to understand that blessed is the man. That we are blessed. We are blessed with case poster want you to say this I am blessed and blessed. OK. What do you blessed with. Of life. Yes of all a wife. Yeah that's very good. I'm glad he said that. Just married. But anyhow. I'm blessed with a wife. You know. So I won't go that way. There was little joke I was a say there but it came it went. Not going to deal with that one. So blessed is the man. So blessed is the man who find it a good wife. Yes that's in Proverbs blessed as. Blessed is the individual who knows the Lord. There's a whole lot of blessings to go on that but I was going to read Matthew chapter five. And this is the verse three V.A. verse three. You're blessed. When you're in the end of your way. Blessed are the poor in spirit. For theirs is the kingdom of That's the and King James Version. But there is more of 's rule Blessed are those who are at the end of your rope. I am on done. On done our rope has been undone. And that we are there in this place of being on done and we realize that it isn't us tying the rope together or braiding it together. It is not me braiding my life together it is . So blessed is the person who has come to the place of being undone. Now we know that the song goes on. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the godly nor standeth in the way of center so we know that there is blessing by not going by the way of the centers in the and godly but let's establish that I am blessed. I am blessed now. Most of the time we would many times we would think of the blessing of is. You know we've won the lottery or we've won the Publisher's Clearinghouse and we get a million dollars a month for a life. You know where we think of these times of blessing. The doesn't think in those terms. Got things on the terms of sowing and reaping. He thinks in the terms that we are blessed. Where we are at. We're blessed in our homes were blessed in the car we're blessed wouldn't work. We're blessed when we're walking down the road. We're blessed when we're taking a hike we're blessed when we're sitting in our homes. We're blessed. And we have to recognize be you know the Bible says to be thankful in all things. So in everything give thanks for this is the will of So we are blessed and we need to focus and to see that this blessing is before us and is part of us. And it doesn't. In by being at the end of the rope. The fourth one is. You're blessed when you feel you've lost. What is most dear to you bless that are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Because it's whenever we've lost things that we begin to embrace the one who is the most dear to our lives. Blessed are those who mourn. Because they will find the the dearest one to their life. You know. I know that I've said over the years and even is a young child I remember hearing. The you know that those who have lost that will become a mother or father or sister or brother or husband or wife. Whatever it is it's like this loss has taken place and will come and fill that vacancy and I was you know as a child. I remember hearing this and thinking about how that that would happen and it just didn't seem to fit but until you recognise when you feel that you've lost. That's in that place of lost on done. That we are comforted that comes in and holds our heart. He. Whenever we see that we are blessed. See these are situations. I'm undone the rope is under unwound. The the the things most dear to me in relations is most dear to my life. Are Gone. But we find that we're blessed and this is. This is such a contrast to what we would think. Blessing would be. And these are the words of Jesus. To his followers. That we are blessed blessed. You're blessed when you're content with just who you are blessed are the meek. When you realize that didn't make a mistake by making you. didn't make a mistake by giving you your personality. And your talents and your abilities. He didn't make a mistake you're blessed by just being you. You see we have to establish this. Because we're going to we're going to resist. Walking with the ungodly. We're going to resist. Sitting in their seat. We're going to resist taking a stand for those individuals that are against and the reason we're going to take a stand against them is because we see the hand of upon our life. In the most difficult places of life. And especially when we doubt. Who we are. We die out. Our abilities. You see blessed. When you're content with just who you are no more no less you see how I like the. The expression is that if wanted you to be somebody else you'd be them. wanted you to have more hair. You'd have an amen. This like you. And I meant thank you yes they were I am it. They are LOTS of a man's out of this one. must have more hair we'd have it then. So that's the moment you find yourself proud owners of everything that can't be bought. When you recognize that you're content with who made you you. Out owner of everything that can't be bought. Because you can't. While you can you know if the old barn needs painted pain it. I remember what used to say. Years ago when women weren't allowed to wear makeup. None of you remember that OK so. When I was a kid growing up in the church there was lots of rules and regulations. And one of the rules was women didn't wear makeup. And you know because and then of course one guy. Preacher Vangelis spoke on that and he said while the old barn needs painted painted so. I won't preach on that. You're blessed you're blessed when you've worked up a good appe e for . Hunger and thirst for right to snooze. You see there's a different quality about your life now. We're looking at being blessed. We desire to . Undone in his presence. We look forward to being in his presence. We go on. You're blessed. When you care. You know sometimes caring is very difficult being merciful. Because we lead. When people who are merciful lead with their heart. When you lead with your heart. It can be wounded. And you see loving and forgiving. Is the love that goes before us protects our hearts from the wounds of those who would want to destroy or deflate the merciful does not feel the wounds of those who hate him because he's already forgiven them for what they say. He's already forgiven and so he can't be hurt by what they would say or what they would do. Their cursing of . It is an era tented would be I think it would be an irritant in the ears of to hear the cursing. That goes on but he's already forgiven them and their wombs an insult that they throw it never make it. Because his grace and His mercy or phone so far beyond it. And so plentiful. It never reaches it never reaches him to hurt him to hurt . And you see. Blessed are those who care for you see at the moment of being care. Full you find yourself cared for. You're blast when you get your insight. Inside world. You're blessed when you get your inside world. Your mind and heart put right. Blessed are the pure in heart. Puts right in the inside that we know what's on the inside of the inside is where we find the blessing in the contentment in the in the godly again you're blessed when you get the inside world right. You can see in the outside world. Now we're going to talk about. Blessed is the man the walk non the council the un ly nor stand in the way of sinners or citizen the sea is going full. We're going to look at that but why will we be able to stay away from those positions in those places. Is because we have discovered and he's put right. Inside of us. And inside of us we can see what is right with the world. That's quite a contrast to what we've see on the newspaper and. And from whatever political Pub party you want to. You want to make yourself or where whatever political position you're from sees what's right with the world. And then verse verse nine in this. Well. You're blessed me. Yeah. Verse nine. You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate. Instead of compete. Your peacemaker. That's when you discover who you really are and you find your place in 's family. Because it's there that we bring peace and verse ten you're blessed. When you're committed to 's to . Let's do that again. You're blessed when your commitment to provokes persecution. When people don't like you because they don't like what you are then don't like you being different. You don't swear curse tell people off. Give hand signals. No one way Jesus. Signal. The persecution. Their persecution. Drives you. Even deeper into 's kingdom. You see blessed. And we have to establish this. You know the girls walking. You have to establish a friendship. You have to establish a friendship between before you walk arm in arm down the the aisle. Go after stablish a friendship before you do this. And before you walk down the aisle you want to establish a friendship. Well in your life in our life with We are blessed because we have found a friendship in Jesus that. When we see these things in Jesus Himself tells us. When you're at the end of your rope. Whenever you feel that you've lost everything whenever you feel that things aren't going right in all the other stuff. There's a wise counsel. And the wise counsel is your Bless your blessed. I think of Paul. And I know I've used this il ration before but when Paul is in prison with. You know he's in prison. Paul and Silas are in prison. And while they're in prison they sing praises to . Earthquake comes. Doors open. The jailer and his whole household gets saved and it's a great night of rejoicing. And then in second Tennessee we have. Paul writing to Tennessee bring me my parchments bring me my e. Coke. Bring this diet Pepsi and Coke. Now. Bring me my cloak. Has because I'm cold. And that he's you know is that his in this near So the faith that Paul has to open the prison doors. Is is greater whenever he knows he has to stay behind prison doors. Because he's going to do something really really different. He's going to write letters to people who can't read. He's going to write letters to people who can't read. Now. What I had Tom saying. But he wrote over half the New Testament. But you see he had faith. Blessed is the man who is in prison and knows that he is there by the hand of . And that in that place of imprisonment. It never hinders his ministry. To those who are lost. That's blessed. So wherever we find ourselves we are blessed. And we eliminate everything is right on the inside. We can see the outside world. We can see in the outside world. So Paul had to know that on the inside world. This is exactly where he needed to be. And he had to see that he knew that this was exactly where he needed to be. He also then could see in his surroundings and begins to write his prison epistles. Which we read. Maginot. Now. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the godly walk is to go with someone to place yourself beside someone and walk with Him There is this is. This is a neat ogy here. He says Blessed is a man who does not walk with you know. Being partners with someone who is partnering with people in their on godly behavior. Nor standeth in the way of the centers. Meaning. You know you're right I'm walking with this guy you know what. And he's right. She's right. I want to stand with them and I'm a stand with them for what they believe in what they think because it's just right. And then. What do you do. They sit and they are scornful of other people sit in judgment of other people's lives. Because they have walked together. They now think together. They now take a stand together. They now. Her persecute and criticize. All the others who are different than them. Now we find that we do our blasts. Don't walk with them we witness to them. When they take a stand we have a different stand. And whenever they are speaking in persecution in destroying. We are speaking of forgiveness and love and restoration. Were grace and mercy abound in grace and mercy are extended to those who are lost and Grace is going into our lives in goes before us so that people feel comfortable enough in our presence. That they're able to open their hearts to . Oh Jesus. Forgive him by things. You know what a declaration when people feel close enough. They can hear your words and they can St Pete them. And when they ever they repeat them they experience them. Oh Jesus. Forgive me of my sins. You see we're blessed. We're bless Psalm one one thousand nine hundred S.. Wall first two says but his delight is in the law of the Lord. His the light so we don't stand walk with stand with incest scorn with those who are ungodly. But our delight is in the law the law of the Lord. And what is the law of . While the shelf lot. You know. Have any other gods before the Dow shall not commit adultery that shall not steal. Now shall not bear false witness that shall bought. You have come at your neighbor's donkey. Why would I want to donkey. Now don't covet us we look at this is the laws of don't do this and don't do that don't go there. But the law of is to love the Lord thy with all your heart soul and mind and your neighbor as yourself. The love of is loving forgiving. Understanding that will take care of us in the most difficult places. So my nineteen says you're blessed. When you stay on course. Walking steadily walking. Steadily on the road revealed by . You're blessed when you follow his directions doing your best to find him. That's right. You don't go off on your own you walk straight along the road he set your god. Prescribe the right way to live. Now. He expects us to live it. Oh that my steps might be steady. Keeping the course. Yet set. Then I'd never have any regrets. In comparing my life with his counsel. The regrets that we have in our lives. Is sometimes guilt guilt it is no guilt trips. is not a guilt trip. Book or. He does not book Guilt trips. He doesn't allow you to feel guilty. Is there another way I can say it. You are not on how it is not permissible to be guilty in a guilty. OK got that. Because guilt is manipulative. Conviction is directing. doesn't mean it delayed us into the kingdom of . He doesn't make us feel guilty so that we stop sinning. He he helps us. He makes us as it were makes us understand his love. So that in his love we can let go of the guilt in the condemnation there is now therefore no condemnation. To those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. is not a guilty person. He's not manipulative. He leads his children his children hear his voice. We didn't. Wednesday night in Matthew. The sheep sheep in the sheep herder. Jesus says I am the door I am the gate. Nobody gets into the into the pain except through me. And you see. Guilt. Is just a wrong concept. About what is happen or what we could have done should have done could have done. Should have would have coulda. And doesn't use that he uses being led. He helps us be secure in this whole idea of what he tells us. And then of course the law of the Lord is love. If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love. I'm nothing but a creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak 's Word with power revealing all the mysteries and making everything plain as day. And if I have faith that says to mountains jump and it jumps. But I don't love. I'm nothing. You see. Love Love doesn't have to have its own way and. You see whenever we're walking this path with . Whenever we're walking blesses the man that walketh not in the counsel of the on the go. But the lights. You see we have a love that helps us understand that loves us. Instant in spite of us. And then we go on and in his law he meditates day and night you see there is this. What do you think of over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. What's the. What's the movie on the screen of your mind. And what's the ending. You see the ending never changes. But the. The movie on the screen of our mind written by is telling us that there is. There's a lot of things going on here. And it's not going to fail and it's not going to be misplaced and it's not going to. You know falter and fumble and stumble and fall. You know and then I'm going to find myself underneath it and then I want to find all these things on top of me. And I'm going to find out how bad I am and I'm going to find out that's not . That's not his failed. His film is one of love and belief and forgiveness and grace and mercy is one that tells us that no matter the worst of sinners has the best of in their front of them. And we go on and they shall be like a tree planted in the rivers of water. I thought of Revelation twenty two. And the angel showed me the water of life river. Crystal bright. It flows from the throne of and the Lamb. Right down the middle of the street. The Tree of Life was planted on each side of the river. Producing twelve kinds of fruit. You see there is a fruitful in this that comes from being with and the fruitfulness is you shall be like a tree. Firmly planted. That brings forth his fruit in his season. His leaf doesn't with there. When it gets hot and scorching hot. You don't dry out. Because your dips connected to the river the river of life the flows from and whatsoever he do it shall prosper. You see the reason we are feeling guilty. Is because the devil doesn't want us to see how we're going to prosper. Whenever we we think that things are falling apart and things are not going good. And how bad things is. doesn't mean. wants us to see the outcome. The devil wants us to be tripped up. In the present. So that we don't look for the prosperous the thrust parity as it were that is bringing into our lives. You see the and ly. They're not so the people that we're not supposed to listen to the people who demand our attention. That want us to walk with them. Take a stand with them and sit in scorn be scornful with them and degrade everybody. They are like the chaff. You want Chaffetz chaff is that stuff the surrounds the grain the kernel of wheat or oats. And you have to separate the chaff from the grain. On godly. People are like chaff. They can choke Yup. If you get enough of it there dusty. They get blown away there blown around. But they have no value. And what they do is going to fail. What you do is not going to fail. Why because is the one who is the author of and finisher of our faith and he's telling us that we are blessed and that there is an outcome. Beyond what we can imagine greater than we can ever imagine. We are blessed. Blessed beyond measure. And in that place of blessing. We are secure. We are in hope. We are not in guilt and doubt in and distant that and whatever. We are people of faith we are people who of belief. We are people who understand. has a purpose for my life. And it is great and we have a begun to see it yet. And there is even to be and it has an even entered in our magination COT has prepared for us. And so in this life of expectancy I see my blessings. I see 's blessings of hope of blessing of strength of looking for the good of finding that which I couldn't see before. Therefore the and godly shall not stand in judgment. The and godly will have nothing to do. And nothing to say in eternity or in the life to come. Why. Allow the end ly to influence your life. As you walk with them. They their concepts. Will be blown away when life is over. When all this world and everything disappears. Their concepts. Their beliefs. Their chaff. Will be gone. Only what is done for Christ. Only what Christ has put in our hearts and lives. Is going to live. They will not stand in judgment. Nor sinners in the congregation of the right has the current corrugation of righteous those up right and right standing with got. They will have no place they will have no say they will have no input. Because only and His Word are going to live forever. And as I allow the Word of to enter into my heart for my life and establish my thoughts and establish my going out in my coming in I find myself that peace with . Peace with myself with the right outlook upon life. In the last verse for the Lord know us. The way of the writers. The Lord knows the way of the right has the in the way of the young godly shall perish. has a plan in the purpose for our lives. It is not my right as this is his. It's not my forgiveness it's his forgiveness. Taking care of me. It's his plan for me to be in the right standing with him. And as I am in a right standing with him. I have a path prepared. I have a place prepared for me in eternity. And I have a past prepared for me. And I am walking the path with my friend. Jesus. My friend who sticks closer than a brother who is my companion in all things. He is the one who walks with me. And it's his counsel. That I'm going to make a stand with. And when it comes time to sit. I'm going to sit in forgiveness. I'm going to sit in love. I'm going to sit in knowing that I am forgiven in the people around me. can forgive him and he's going to use need to bring his word to their life. And because it's here that I sit. And it's here that I proclaim . He is King of King and Lord of Lords Jesus Christ. He is KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS of my life and all things. And the chaff of this world will be blown away. Don't. Partner with the chaff. Blessed is the man. Blessed is the woman who walks with and then less than. I'm blessed. And then say it. I'm blessed. You're ready to go home. I'm blessed. I'll say ready. I'm blessed by face. I'm blessed a min. I'm blessed. No condemnation. No guilt trips. Yesterday. Learning experience. I'm blessed. On the path today. From this day forward and forever more I'm blessed. And where do we begin right here right now. A band. Everybody say I'm blessed. Amen. For my for my book. The website has landed. Hits you know and doing this this book thing has been in arresting it. Because the. The book went live on a certain day. And now the website has landed her K.. So it's comfort. And the letter in. And then the word sorrow. Comfort in sorrow. So you go in there and it's in no. Disco on air and see what it should say. But it's just interesting I you know. Again you never think of things like this being part of who you are but you know I never thought of it coming to or being in a position such as this is to have a book and have those things written and I just pray that they're helpful to a number of individuals and that we just keep on doing it and you know. All of our. All of our life's most of our lives. We think of in the concept of like you know. Pastors you think of churches. You think it would be people within the pews and you think of that your congregation. And then you think of well in the community. You know been able to be here all these years and ministering to all different denominations and different people in the community. And then you think of individuals that at the hospital and those who are terminally ill then the families of those that have died and the grieving patients. And it you know it begins to take a you know. I can kind of a. A bigger cir ference. Around the neighborhood and around our lives. But now this takes on a whole different perspective. This goes to people I will never meet people that will probably never know. And this will take on a whole different group and so it's it's something that has grown from. What is who is seated here heard it in the church. And you look around and say Well Pastor. To fit a lot of people in vacation today. But. But we're glad you're here because you're the ones that have come you are here to receive the message that I feel that has given for our lives for today and. If I ever thought oh no there it is I'm sorry. That's the that's the Web site. And you can click on the author and guess who shows up. But whenever you. When you look at this whole concept of our lives and the an impact of our lives. You will never know. See you will never know. Each of the teachers. Each of the ones you know as students each of the places that we've worked. Each of the neighbors around us. Each of the families that we interact with we will never know the impact of what we have done with our life. And we cannot in the clinic course that we were singing. That in his presence. We lay down our crowns we lay down all of our ambitions. And all of the desires that we want to happen. And we just lay those all before and say OK . Here in your presence. Everything we've wrapped up and made secure a sun done. And in His presence helps us to take what we've been given and be thankful. Be thankful to for where we are at what we are facing in how the he's going to bring us through the message today is in Psalm one and I know I've spoken on this and it's been a while I think. But I when I did it before I did it and I spoke on it in the message by a book but today I want to read it in the King James Version this of course is the Bible that Jesus used. Just kidding. And the but he didn't write this you know. Never mind I won't go there if you don't understand that it's OK. Talk to me later. Yeah talk to be later. But anyhow King James Version Psalm One Blessed is a man that walketh not in the counsel of the young godly nor stands in the way of sinners. Nor sit in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord in His law. Does he meditate day and night and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth his fruit in his season. His leaf. Also shall not with air and whatsoever he do it. Shall prosper. The young godly or not so. But are like the chaff which the wind drive at the way. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment. Nor centers in the congregation of the right has for the Lord knows the way of the Right has. But the way of the ungodly shall perish. Wise counsel. First of all we have to understand that blessed is the man. That we are blessed. We are blessed with case poster want you to say this I am blessed and blessed. OK. What do you blessed with. Of life. Yes of all a wife. Yeah that's very good. I'm glad he said that. Just married. But anyhow. I'm blessed with a wife. You know. So I won't go that way. There was little joke I was a say there but it came it went. Not going to deal with that one. So blessed is the man. So blessed is the man who find it a good wife. Yes that's in Proverbs blessed as. Blessed is the individual who knows the Lord. There's a whole lot of blessings to go on that but I was going to read Matthew chapter five. And this is the verse three V.A. verse three. You're blessed. When you're in the end of your way. Blessed are the poor in spirit. For theirs is the kingdom of That's the and King James Version. But there is more of 's rule Blessed are those who are at the end of your rope. I am on done. On done our rope has been undone. And that we are there in this place of being on done and we realize that it isn't us tying the rope together or braiding it together. It is not me braiding my life together it is . So blessed is the person who has come to the place of being undone. Now we know that the song goes on. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the godly nor standeth in the way of center so we know that there is blessing by not going by the way of the centers in the and godly but let's establish that I am blessed. I am blessed now. Most of the time we would many times we would think of the blessing of is. You know we've won the lottery or we've won the Publisher's Clearinghouse and we get a million dollars a month for a life. You know where we think of these times of blessing. The doesn't think in those terms. Got things on the terms of sowing and reaping. He thinks in the terms that we are blessed. Where we are at. We're blessed in our homes were blessed in the car we're blessed wouldn't work. We're blessed when we're walking down the road. We're blessed when we're taking a hike we're blessed when we're sitting in our homes. We're blessed. And we have to recognize be you know the Bible says to be thankful in all things. So in everything give thanks for this is the will of So we are blessed and we need to focus and to see that this blessing is before us and is part of us. And it doesn't. In by being at the end of the rope. The fourth one is. You're blessed when you feel you've lost. What is most dear to you bless that are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Because it's whenever we've lost things that we begin to embrace the one who is the most dear to our lives. Blessed are those who mourn. Because they will find the the dearest one to their life. You know. I know that I've said over the years and even is a young child I remember hearing. The you know that those who have lost that will become a mother or father or sister or brother or husband or wife. Whatever it is it's like this loss has taken place and will come and fill that vacancy and I was you know as a child. I remember hearing this and thinking about how that that would happen and it just didn't seem to fit but until you recognise when you feel that you've lost. That's in that place of lost on done. That we are comforted that comes in and holds our heart. He. Whenever we see that we are blessed. See these are situations. I'm undone the rope is under unwound. The the the things most dear to me in relations is most dear to my life. Are Gone. But we find that we're blessed and this is. This is such a contrast to what we would think. Blessing would be. And these are the words of Jesus. To his followers. That we are blessed blessed. You're blessed when you're content with just who you are blessed are the meek. When you realize that didn't make a mistake by making you. didn't make a mistake by giving you your personality. And your talents and your abilities. He didn't make a mistake you're blessed by just being you. You see we have to establish this. Because we're going to we're going to resist. Walking with the ungodly. We're going to resist. Sitting in their seat. We're going to resist taking a stand for those individuals that are against and the reason we're going to take a stand against them is because we see the hand of upon our life. In the most difficult places of life. And especially when we doubt. Who we are. We die out. Our abilities. You see blessed. When you're content with just who you are no more no less you see how I like the. The expression is that if wanted you to be somebody else you'd be them. wanted you to have more hair. You'd have an amen. This like you. And I meant thank you yes they were I am it. They are LOTS of a man's out of this one. must have more hair we'd have it then. So that's the moment you find yourself proud owners of everything that can't be bought. When you recognize that you're content with who made you you. Out owner of everything that can't be bought. Because you can't. While you can you know if the old barn needs painted pain it. I remember what used to say. Years ago when women weren't allowed to wear makeup. None of you remember that OK so. When I was a kid growing up in the church there was lots of rules and regulations. And one of the rules was women didn't wear makeup. And you know because and then of course one guy. Preacher Vangelis spoke on that and he said while the old barn needs painted painted so. I won't preach on that. You're blessed you're blessed when you've worked up a good appe e for . Hunger and thirst for right to snooze. You see there's a different quality about your life now. We're looking at being blessed. We desire to . Undone in his presence. We look forward to being in his presence. We go on. You're blessed. When you care. You know sometimes caring is very difficult being merciful. Because we lead. When people who are merciful lead with their heart. When you lead with your heart. It can be wounded. And you see loving and forgiving. Is the love that goes before us protects our hearts from the wounds of those who would want to destroy or deflate the merciful does not feel the wounds of those who hate him because he's already forgiven them for what they say. He's already forgiven and so he can't be hurt by what they would say or what they would do. Their cursing of . It is an era tented would be I think it would be an irritant in the ears of to hear the cursing. That goes on but he's already forgiven them and their wombs an insult that they throw it never make it. Because his grace and His mercy or phone so far beyond it. And so plentiful. It never reaches it never reaches him to hurt him to hurt . And you see. Blessed are those who care for you see at the moment of being care. Full you find yourself cared for. You're blast when you get your insight. Inside world. You're blessed when you get your inside world. Your mind and heart put right. Blessed are the pure in heart. Puts right in the inside that we know what's on the inside of the inside is where we find the blessing in the contentment in the in the godly again you're blessed when you get the inside world right. You can see in the outside world. Now we're going to talk about. Blessed is the man the walk non the council the un ly nor stand in the way of sinners or citizen the sea is going full. We're going to look at that but why will we be able to stay away from those positions in those places. Is because we have discovered and he's put right. Inside of us. And inside of us we can see what is right with the world. That's quite a contrast to what we've see on the newspaper and. And from whatever political Pub party you want to. You want to make yourself or where whatever political position you're from sees what's right with the world. And then verse verse nine in this. Well. You're blessed me. Yeah. Verse nine. You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate. Instead of compete. Your peacemaker. That's when you discover who you really are and you find your place in 's family. Because it's there that we bring peace and verse ten you're blessed. When you're committed to 's to . Let's do that again. You're blessed when your commitment to provokes persecution. When people don't like you because they don't like what you are then don't like you being different. You don't swear curse tell people off. Give hand signals. No one way Jesus. Signal. The persecution. Their persecution. Drives you. Even deeper into 's kingdom. You see blessed. And we have to establish this. You know the girls walking. You have to establish a friendship. You have to establish a friendship between before you walk arm in arm down the the aisle. Go after stablish a friendship before you do this. And before you walk down the aisle you want to establish a friendship. Well in your life in our life with We are blessed because we have found a friendship in Jesus that. When we see these things in Jesus Himself tells us. When you're at the end of your rope. Whenever you feel that you've lost everything whenever you feel that things aren't going right in all the other stuff. There's a wise counsel. And the wise counsel is your Bless your blessed. I think of Paul. And I know I've used this il ration before but when Paul is in prison with. You know he's in prison. Paul and Silas are in prison. And while they're in prison they sing praises to . Earthquake comes. Doors open. The jailer and his whole household gets saved and it's a great night of rejoicing. And then in second Tennessee we have. Paul writing to Tennessee bring me my parchments bring me my e. Coke. Bring this diet Pepsi and Coke. Now. Bring me my cloak. Has because I'm cold. And that he's you know is that his in this near So the faith that Paul has to open the prison doors. Is is greater whenever he knows he has to stay behind prison doors. Because he's going to do something really really different. He's going to write letters to people who can't read. He's going to write letters to people who can't read. Now. What I had Tom saying. But he wrote over half the New Testament. But you see he had faith. Blessed is the man who is in prison and knows that he is there by the hand of . And that in that place of imprisonment. It never hinders his ministry. To those who are lost. That's blessed. So wherever we find ourselves we are blessed. And we eliminate everything is right on the inside. We can see the outside world. We can see in the outside world. So Paul had to know that on the inside world. This is exactly where he needed to be. And he had to see that he knew that this was exactly where he needed to be. He also then could see in his surroundings and begins to write his prison epistles. Which we read. Maginot. Now. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the godly walk is to go with someone to place yourself beside someone and walk with Him There is this is. This is a neat ogy here. He says Blessed is a man who does not walk with you know. Being partners with someone who is partnering with people in their on godly behavior. Nor standeth in the way of the centers. Meaning. You know you're right I'm walking with this guy you know what. And he's right. She's right. I want to stand with them and I'm a stand with them for what they believe in what they think because it's just right. And then. What do you do. They sit and they are scornful of other people sit in judgment of other people's lives. Because they have walked together. They now think together. They now take a stand together. They now. Her persecute and criticize. All the others who are different than them. Now we find that we do our blasts. Don't walk with them we witness to them. When they take a stand we have a different stand. And whenever they are speaking in persecution in destroying. We are speaking of forgiveness and love and restoration. Were grace and mercy abound in grace and mercy are extended to those who are lost and Grace is going into our lives in goes before us so that people feel comfortable enough in our presence. That they're able to open their hearts to . Oh Jesus. Forgive him by things. You know what a declaration when people feel close enough. They can hear your words and they can St Pete them. And when they ever they repeat them they experience them. Oh Jesus. Forgive me of my sins. You see we're blessed. We're bless Psalm one one thousand nine hundred S.. Wall first two says but his delight is in the law of the Lord. His the light so we don't stand walk with stand with incest scorn with those who are ungodly. But our delight is in the law the law of the Lord. And what is the law of . While the shelf lot. You know. Have any other gods before the Dow shall not commit adultery that shall not steal. Now shall not bear false witness that shall bought. You have come at your neighbor's donkey. Why would I want to donkey. Now don't covet us we look at this is the laws of don't do this and don't do that don't go there. But the law of is to love the Lord thy with all your heart soul and mind and your neighbor as yourself. The love of is loving forgiving. Understanding that will take care of us in the most difficult places. So my nineteen says you're blessed. When you stay on course. Walking steadily walking. Steadily on the road revealed by . You're blessed when you follow his directions doing your best to find him. That's right. You don't go off on your own you walk straight along the road he set your god. Prescribe the right way to live. Now. He expects us to live it. Oh that my steps might be steady. Keeping the course. Yet set. Then I'd never have any regrets. In comparing my life with his counsel. The regrets that we have in our lives. Is sometimes guilt guilt it is no guilt trips. is not a guilt trip. Book or. He does not book Guilt trips. He doesn't allow you to feel guilty. Is there another way I can say it. You are not on how it is not permissible to be guilty in a guilty. OK got that. Because guilt is manipulative. Conviction is directing. doesn't mean it delayed us into the kingdom of . He doesn't make us feel guilty so that we stop sinning. He he helps us. He makes us as it were makes us understand his love. So that in his love we can let go of the guilt in the condemnation there is now therefore no condemnation. To those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. is not a guilty person. He's not manipulative. He leads his children his children hear his voice. We didn't. Wednesday night in Matthew. The sheep sheep in the sheep herder. Jesus says I am the door I am the gate. Nobody gets into the into the pain except through me. And you see. Guilt. Is just a wrong concept. About what is happen or what we could have done should have done could have done. Should have would have coulda. And doesn't use that he uses being led. He helps us be secure in this whole idea of what he tells us. And then of course the law of the Lord is love. If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love. I'm nothing but a creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak 's Word with power revealing all the mysteries and making everything plain as day. And if I have faith that says to mountains jump and it jumps. But I don't love. I'm nothing. You see. Love Love doesn't have to have its own way and. You see whenever we're walking this path with . Whenever we're walking blesses the man that walketh not in the counsel of the on the go. But the lights. You see we have a love that helps us understand that loves us. Instant in spite of us. And then we go on and in his law he meditates day and night you see there is this. What do you think of over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. What's the. What's the movie on the screen of your mind. And what's the ending. You see the ending never changes. But the. The movie on the screen of our mind written by is telling us that there is. There's a lot of things going on here. And it's not going to fail and it's not going to be misplaced and it's not going to. You know falter and fumble and stumble and fall. You know and then I'm going to find myself underneath it and then I want to find all these things on top of me. And I'm going to find out how bad I am and I'm going to find out that's not . That's not his failed. His film is one of love and belief and forgiveness and grace and mercy is one that tells us that no matter the worst of sinners has the best of in their front of them. And we go on and they shall be like a tree planted in the rivers of water. I thought of Revelation twenty two. And the angel showed me the water of life river. Crystal bright. It flows from the throne of and the Lamb. Right down the middle of the street. The Tree of Life was planted on each side of the river. Producing twelve kinds of fruit. You see there is a fruitful in this that comes from being with and the fruitfulness is you shall be like a tree. Firmly planted. That brings forth his fruit in his season. His leaf doesn't with there. When it gets hot and scorching hot. You don't dry out. Because your dips connected to the river the river of life the flows from and whatsoever he do it shall prosper. You see the reason we are feeling guilty. Is because the devil doesn't want us to see how we're going to prosper. Whenever we we think that things are falling apart and things are not going good. And how bad things is. doesn't mean. wants us to see the outcome. The devil wants us to be tripped up. In the present. So that we don't look for the prosperous the thrust parity as it were that is bringing into our lives. You see the and ly. They're not so the people that we're not supposed to listen to the people who demand our attention. That want us to walk with them. Take a stand with them and sit in scorn be scornful with them and degrade everybody. They are like the chaff. You want Chaffetz chaff is that stuff the surrounds the grain the kernel of wheat or oats. And you have to separate the chaff from the grain. On godly. People are like chaff. They can choke Yup. If you get enough of it there dusty. They get blown away there blown around. But they have no value. And what they do is going to fail. What you do is not going to fail. Why because is the one who is the author of and finisher of our faith and he's telling us that we are blessed and that there is an outcome. Beyond what we can imagine greater than we can ever imagine. We are blessed. Blessed beyond measure. And in that place of blessing. We are secure. We are in hope. We are not in guilt and doubt in and distant that and whatever. We are people of faith we are people who of belief. We are people who understand. has a purpose for my life. And it is great and we have a begun to see it yet. And there is even to be and it has an even entered in our magination COT has prepared for us. And so in this life of expectancy I see my blessings. I see 's blessings of hope of blessing of strength of looking for the good of finding that which I couldn't see before. Therefore the and godly shall not stand in judgment. The and godly will have nothing to do. And nothing to say in eternity or in the life to come. Why. Allow the end ly to influence your life. As you walk with them. They their concepts. Will be blown away when life is over. When all this world and everything disappears. Their concepts. Their beliefs. Their chaff. Will be gone. Only what is done for Christ. Only what Christ has put in our hearts and lives. Is going to live. They will not stand in judgment. Nor sinners in the congregation of the right has the current corrugation of righteous those up right and right standing with got. They will have no place they will have no say they will have no input. Because only and His Word are going to live forever. And as I allow the Word of to enter into my heart for my life and establish my thoughts and establish my going out in my coming in I find myself that peace with . Peace with myself with the right outlook upon life. In the last verse for the Lord know us. The way of the writers. The Lord knows the way of the right has the in the way of the young godly shall perish. has a plan in the purpose for our lives. It is not my right as this is his. It's not my forgiveness it's his forgiveness. Taking care of me. It's his plan for me to be in the right standing with him. And as I am in a right standing with him. I have a path prepared. I have a place prepared for me in eternity. And I have a past prepared for me. And I am walking the path with my friend. Jesus. My friend who sticks closer than a brother who is my companion in all things. He is the one who walks with me. And it's his counsel. That I'm going to make a stand with. And when it comes time to sit. I'm going to sit in forgiveness. I'm going to sit in love. I'm going to sit in knowing that I am forgiven in the people around me. can forgive him and he's going to use need to bring his word to their life. And because it's here that I sit. And it's here that I proclaim . He is King of King and Lord of Lords Jesus Christ. He is KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS of my life and all things. And the chaff of this world will be blown away. Don't. Partner with the chaff. Blessed is the man. Blessed is the woman who walks with and then less than. I'm blessed. And then say it. I'm blessed. You're ready to go home. I'm blessed. I'll say ready. I'm blessed by face. I'm blessed a min. I'm blessed. No condemnation. No guilt trips. Yesterday. Learning experience. I'm blessed. On the path today. From this day forward and forever more I'm blessed. And where do we begin right here right now. A band. Everybody say I'm blessed. Amen.