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👉🏼 (Reading: Psalm 1:1-6)
📜 ""Blessed is the one … whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night""
Psalm 1:1-2 (NIV)
📋 Those who make God's ways their way of life are blessed. These are the believers who are hungry and thirsty for God's word and feed on it consistently, making sure that they put it into practice. These are the people of God who are blessed in what they do (James 1:25).
Today's anchor text identifies some of the godly habits of these believers. First, their "delight is in the law of the LORD." This means that they treasure the word of God and find enjoyment and satisfaction in it. Second, they have a habit of meditating on God's word day and night.
That is, they regularly reflect on God's word, pondering over God's ways, will and purposes. These believers are very careful how they live-always watching their lives and doctrine, making sure that their lives are worthy of God and pleasing to him.
Is your delight in God's word and do you meditate on it day and night?
Let's follow the example of the Psalmist who declares: "I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word" (Psalm 119:14-16).
🔑 Key Lesson: Those whose delight is in God's word and who meditate on it and practise it are blessed.
🛐 Meditation and Prayer: Lord, give me the wisdom and the grace to delight myself in your word and to meditate on it day and night.
📚 Further Reading: Psalm 119:1-3,14-16; Joshua 1:5.
◼️ The Bible in One Year: Job 31-34.