Darlene Zschech Devotion: PSALM 1:4

PSALM 1:4

‘Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away…’

The extreme contrasts found between the first 3 verses of the first Psalm and the last 3 verses are a confronting reminder of the realities of living life with’IN’ Christ… or withOUT Christ.

Verse 4… uses CHAFF to describe the hopeless state of the wicked.

Lets talk about CHAFF!!

Chaff… is the ‘rubbish’ that needed to be discarded during harvest time. Harvesting grain (barley and wheat) in ancient Canaan involved these steps..

- cutting grain with hand sickles

- binding the grain into sheaves

- gleaning, gathering left over stalks

- transporting the sheaves by donkey or cart to the threshing floor

- the loosening of grain from the straw – usually done by cattle…

*MAIN POINT

- winnowing… (tossing the grain into the air with winnowing forks, so that the wind which blew in the afternoons, BLEW away the straw and the CHAFF, leaving the grain (INCOME, LIVELIHOOD, FUTURE!!) at the winnowers feet.

Wickedness, is described here as worthless, with no future, of no substance, etc… BUT

If left unattended to… has the ability to COVER the valuable grain within.

The Psalm stresses the need to flee, run away, from any form of wickedness, as it will destroy your future.

CHAFF is carried away by the lightest wind, (any ripple will rock you) if you carry wickedness in your heart.

Notice, that to be rid of Chaff, there is a cleansing process that must take place.

Psalm 24:4 says… ‘Who may ascend the hill of the Lord, who may stand in His holy place? He who has CLEAN HANDS and a PURE HEART!!’

Pureness is a process…

Message Bible… ‘You’re not at all like the wicked, who are mere windblown dust – Without defense in court, unfit company for innocent people.’

* Give an example of how strife, challenge, etc. has allowed the chaff to be removed from your life, and made your heart stronger!!

Be blessed!

Love Darls

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