“Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.” - Psalm 1:4-5 (NIV)
We considered the promised blessing of avoiding council of wicked scoffers. We considered the promised result of faithful meditation on God’s Word. The promise we have today is actually a warning. Those who are on the path of wickedness are promised serious repercussions. The rebellious who continue to believe they do not need God and reject the offer of salvation, will not receive the blessing of sustaining grace. They are not like a firmly planted tree. Instead the wicked are like useless chaff that is removed from the grain in thrashing. The chaff, nearly weightless easily blows away from the good grain when winnowed and then gathered and burned. It is nothing to scoff at but scoffing is what the lost do until they respond to God’s Spirit who awakens in them the need and desire for righteousness. The promise for the wicked is that they have no standing in judgement and have no place in the assemble of the righteous. Let’s rejoice today and be blessed that we who believe are not chaff to be blown away and that we will stand when judged. And we have a our place in the assembly of righteous believers.
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