BLESSING!

Blessed is the man

Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,

    Nor stands in the path of sinners,

    Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,

    And in His law he meditates day and night.  (Psalm 1:1-2 NKJV)

The theme of this first Psalm is the blessedness of keeping "the Law," which is the transcript, of the mind and will of God. David was never weary in its praise, “How I love Thy law; it is my meditation all the day!"

What we all need today is a passionate love for the will and commands of God. Submissiveness to learn, and faith to fulfill are the two qualities by which our heart may be kept pure and childlike, and through which we shall come to understand the Bible, nature, and human life. Well may the Psalter, which enshrines obedience to God's Law, begin with blessed and end with hallelujah!

Here are, first, the don'ts of the loyal and true soul. If we refuse to walk in the counsel of the wicked, we shall never sit in the seat of the scornful. But these don'ts are chiefly valuable as contributing to the positive, as the wall protects the plant that grows behind it. Our religious life must be fed from hidden springs, as the roots of the tree creep under the soil to drink of the stream (Psalm 1:3). Such a life becomes fruitful and beautiful. It is also prosperous, because it abides in the will of God. It cannot be really injured by evil, and in the deepest sense it realizes the purpose for which God commissioned it.

Any life which refuses reverence and obedience to God's will must resemble the rootless, fruitless, and lifeless chaff, which is scattered by the restless wind.

Which type does your life resemble? Are you the deeply rooted tree, yielding beauty and fruit and shelter to many, or is your life being wasted away like the worthless chaff?

PRAYER

Open to me, I pray You, O Spirit of Truth, the treasures of Your Word, that my soul may be continually enriched, and that I may abound in every good word and work, to Your honor and glory. I pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

God's Daily Promise

Promise #252:
I will forgive your sins and then forget them.

Hebrews 8:12 (WEB)
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness.
I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”