THAT TREE PLANTED BY THE RIVERSIDE

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm 1:3
Trees planted by the river are continuously watered irrespective of the season; this is due to its citing at a constant water source (the River). The Psalmist likens us to a tree planted at the river once we are able to abide by the following:
•we must not walk in the counsel of the ungodly
•we should not stand in the way of sinners
•we should not sit down with the scornful
The Psalmist has stated for us three important sets of people we are never to relate or move with; the ungodly, the sinners and the scornful. The dictionary tells us that an ungodly person is someone that does not revere God (i.e. not devoted to or obeying God), wicked (i.e. behaving in a way thought to violate moral strictures), someone that is unreasonable (i.e. not meeting standards of reasonableness). The sinner is someone who habitually (makes an habit) of doing what is wrong. The scornful is someone that is contemptuous (i.e. feeling or expressing great contempt (attitude of utter disgust or hatred) for somebody or something).
A blessed man is one that is made holy due to his deed and duty toward God or someone that brings happiness and good luck to himself and those around him. We are to remember that Abraham one of the greatest example of faith was blessed and this was shown in the lives of the people around him and also in his life.
“Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.” John 4:10. In this verse Jesus Christ himself made it known to the woman of Samaria that he is the source of life giving water for which Psalm 1:3 refers to. This water flows directly from God himself and sustains His children; keeping them that no harm or evil come near them, their dwelling or all that belongs to them. So we need to have Jesus living in our life and His existence been visible to all around us as a constant factor. Remember, “Christ in us is the hope of glory” and this glory is what the world would see and it will attract them to us and guide them to God.
However, God through Jeremiah says, “For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” Jeremiah 2:13. Here the Lord is saying to the church and to his children that we have replanted ourselves in places where His grace and mercy is not present. In these places we find that we are no longer connected to the living water which results in lack and want in all areas of our lives. We are in need of a job, promotion, marriage, money, good health, we grow to a stage and then stagnate due to the fact that we as trees have no source of water and so cannot produce enough water to grow.
Let us rejoice however for Jesus tells us that, “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” John 7:38. This is the promise of the Lord to all His children that diligently seek Him and are obedient to his will. It is important for us to understand that “When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him, Proverb 16:7. We must always delight in the law of the Lord and meditate in it day and night Joshua 1:8; doing and observing what the Lord has said to us in His word (The Bible), through the elders in the church and been obedient to His spirit living in us. That we (as obedient children) may also have a wellspring of water in our lives; sustaining and feeding our lives that we thirst no more. “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life” John 4:14.
We do know that because of Christ’s death for us we have become a part of the spiritual Jerusalem and therefore we shall also partake of the water that flows from Jerusalem all season round. For this is the promise of God to us through His prophet Zechariah which says, “And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be, Zechariah 14:8.
May we continue to grow, and may the Lord continue to be with us all the days of our lives that none of our words shall fall on the ground; “And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground, 1Samuel 3:19.