True Prosperity/Abundant Life
Preaching
Life Everlasting
The Essential Book of Funeral Resources
Object:
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 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. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Do you have people in your church who delight in the law, or word, of the Lord? These people are life givers; they are like trees planted by streams; they produce fruit that makes the lives of others better. This Psalm can be used at the funeral of such a person. In this usage it can serve as both a celebration of the person and a reminder of what a love for God's truth can do in our lives. We can ask those who have gathered, in so many words, "Do you want to prosper in life as the deceased did?" We need to make clear that the prosperity we talk about is not financial, but spiritual.
Do you have people in your church who delight in the law, or word, of the Lord? These people are life givers; they are like trees planted by streams; they produce fruit that makes the lives of others better. This Psalm can be used at the funeral of such a person. In this usage it can serve as both a celebration of the person and a reminder of what a love for God's truth can do in our lives. We can ask those who have gathered, in so many words, "Do you want to prosper in life as the deceased did?" We need to make clear that the prosperity we talk about is not financial, but spiritual.
