Psalm 1:3–4 (ESV) — 3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
NOTE: Contrast are
important because they shed further light on the items being contrasted. Not
much is said about the wicked. Instead of a tree, the wicked are chaff. One is
solid (with depth), heavy (not lacking substance), and alive, while the other is
almost immaterial, light (without substance), and dead. The results are also
different. The wicked is driven away, suggesting also that the wicked are
tossed to and fro, one theory rules them one day and a new theory the next day.
The only constant is that they are running away from their creator. The
righteous, are planted (unmoving and unaffected by the world), growing
(changing), yielding fruit (making a positive impact on the world for good),
and prospering (at least spiritually, inside where it really counts). In my
mind, the tree's success is dependent on the roots. The root are our connection
to God through the word and the Holy Spirit who resides in us. The deeper the
roots, the more effective our tree.
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