Wise choices

Psalm 1-

1 Oh, the joys of those who do not

follow the advice of the wicked,

or stand around with sinners,

or join in with mockers.

2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,

meditating on it day and night.

3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,

bearing fruit each season.

Their leaves never wither,

and they prosper in all they do.

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All of life seems to be a matter of making good choices, little choices, that add up to the sum total of our lives. A man who hangs out with fools soon becomes one himself. Make friends with an angry man and you will become angry. A woman who lives a loose life quickly is labeled for her choices. The young man who "just wants to have fun" will soon discover that the fun he longed for has eluded him. Wise choices are about who we hang out with, where we go, what we do and what we read. From those choices our lives show the "fruit" of the choices, the little choices we make....there is evidence to the world around us of the choices we made. Everyone will see the results.

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This short chapter at the beginning of Psalms is one of my favorites. It begins with the little choices of association and quickly moves to the results of relationships. It contrasts the advice of fools with the wisdom of God's word. It reveals the results of right choices. The picture it paints in six short verses is vivid. It's a passage that has been written about and discussed as long as I have been a Christian. Wise choices have to do with who you listen to, who you hang out with and what you read. All of those things are small things by themselves, but they add up and determine the kind of man or woman we are....everyone will see the fruit of our choices. This beginning chapter in the book of Psalms should be memorized by every believer. It's a wonderful reminder of the results of our little choices. It's a wonderful guide for making wise choices.

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