The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 1:1-3,
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"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."
This first psalm, a "wisdom psalm" speaks of two paths, two directions, two ways of living life. Life exists in a binary reality: The godly and the profane; righteousness and wickedness, that which is consistent with God, his character and nature, and that which is not. The man who takes the godly path will be blessed; the man who takes the path of the wicked, the sinner, the mocker will not.
The blessings of the one path leads to life, to vitality, to regeneration. The person on this path yields fruit in its proper season, doesn't wither but prospers. The man on the path of the wicked reaps desolation, "They are like chaff that the wind blows away", verse 4.
This speaks to me of the nature of God. God brings life, God brings vitality and health. God brings blessings and fruitfulness. Fullness of life awaits those who pursue God and delight in his law, his word, the Bible. As Jesus said of himself, "I am the way and the truth and the life."
This first psalm, a "wisdom psalm" speaks of two paths, two directions, two ways of living life. Life exists in a binary reality: The godly and the profane; righteousness and wickedness, that which is consistent with God, his character and nature, and that which is not. The man who takes the godly path will be blessed; the man who takes the path of the wicked, the sinner, the mocker will not.
The blessings of the one path leads to life, to vitality, to regeneration. The person on this path yields fruit in its proper season, doesn't wither but prospers. The man on the path of the wicked reaps desolation, "They are like chaff that the wind blows away", verse 4.
This speaks to me of the nature of God. God brings life, God brings vitality and health. God brings blessings and fruitfulness. Fullness of life awaits those who pursue God and delight in his law, his word, the Bible. As Jesus said of himself, "I am the way and the truth and the life."
There is only one alternative to living a godly life, and the reality of that is desolation and ruin.
Don't fool yourself!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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