The Nourishing Word

 ^“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,  but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night.  That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do prospers.   Not so the wicked!  They are like chaff that the wind blows away.  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.   For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”  - Psalm 1:1-6 

In Timothy Keller’s book “The Songs of Jesus”, he points out that Psalm 1 is the gateway to the rest of the psalms.  He explains that the “law” is all Scripture, to “meditate” is to think out its implications for all life, and to “delight” in it means not merely to comply but to love what God commands.  Christians have their attitude toward God changed from one of duty to free, loving self giving because of what Jesus did for us on the cross.  So to know how to meditate on and delight in the Bible is the secret to a relationship with God and to life itself.  Views contrary to God’s Word are no anchor in time of need.  God’s Word gives us the resilience of a tree with a source of living water that will never dry up.  

Meditating on God’s Word is transforming.  When we immerse ourselves in His Word it becomes a delight and gives us stability and contentment regardless of the circumstances.   

Choose today to get your nourishment from the Word of God.