He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. (Psalms 1:3, NKJV)

The term “man” used in Psalms 1:1, applies to God’s person, whether man or woman, who serves the Lord by making sure they are not in the way of sinners and who delight in meditating on the law of the Lord. Their reward is mentioned in verse 6, when the Lord stresses that the he knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
In the midst of this Psalm, the righteous one is compared to a tree standing beside the water. There are some interesting facts about the righteous one in this verse that we may sometimes gloss over, but let us notice:

1. They are planted by rivers of water—they will have all the necessary water and nutrients that come from that water, because they have been PLANTED there by God. Often, we have seen trees fall because of a period of drought, and when rain falls in sufficient quantities; the ground becomes so soft that it cannot support them. But the tree by the water has been planted there so it will receive all of the water it needs, and it becomes stronger and sturdier as time goes on. So it is with the righteous one. God plants the righteous one by the water, so he or she receives the nutrients needed to grow strong and sturdy. God doesn’t want His children to stay weak all of their lives. He expects us to grow stronger daily by meditating on Him and His word.

2. These trees bring forth fruit in their season—perhaps we have forgotten, or we have chosen to ignore, the fact that God expects His people to produce fruit. When God plants us beside the waters, He expects us to grow and prosper. Part of growing means that we will produce the fruit God wants us to produce. We know that we are to bear the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22–23. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law” (NKJV). Are we producing these fruits? Can God and our neighbors who see us, tell that we are bearing that fruit?

The only miracle recorded in scripture in which Jesus destroyed something was the fig tree of Matthew 21:19. He destroyed it because it did not have figs—it was all show and no fruit. Sometimes today, in the lives of many Christians, there is a lot of show, but no fruit. Will we deserve the same destruction?

3. The leaf will not wither. Because the tree is beside the rivers of water, because it has been planted there by God, one will never find it looking sickly, weak or withered.

4). Whatever he does shall prosper—the figure goes from the tree back to the righteous person. Whatever the righteous does shall prosper. Why? God has blessed him and made Him strong. God wants His people to be faithful to Him, and when they are that—when they are righteous—then they will prosper.

Have you been planted by the river of waters? Have you borne fruit? Have you received the blessings of God? Let God do what He will for you!