Psalm 1
1How blessed is the man who (A)does not walk in the (B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the (C)path of sinners,
Nor (D)sit in the seat of scoffers!
2But his (E)delight is (F)in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates (G)day and (H)night.
3He will be like (I)a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, (J)he prospers.
4The wicked are not so,
But they are like (K)chaff which the wind drives away.
5Therefore (L)the wicked will not stand in the (M)judgment,
Nor sinners in (N)the assembly of the righteous.
6For the LORD (O)knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of (P)the wicked will perish.
1How blessed is the man who (A)does not walk in the (B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the (C)path of sinners,
Nor (D)sit in the seat of scoffers!
2But his (E)delight is (F)in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates (G)day and (H)night.
3He will be like (I)a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, (J)he prospers.
4The wicked are not so,
But they are like (K)chaff which the wind drives away.
5Therefore (L)the wicked will not stand in the (M)judgment,
Nor sinners in (N)the assembly of the righteous.
6For the LORD (O)knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of (P)the wicked will perish.
so after...two hours of trying to get into the blog...i had to make a new one. ironic. i am currently watching the last part of the lord of the rings. they were playing all three in a row today. as you can see i've been very busy. =P
this morning i woke up rested for church. and i read the psalm over breakfast. lately i' ve been struggling with joy. and the psalm talked about delight in the law of the Lord. he meditates on it night and day...day and night...which means that he is always in delight. what are my joys found in? if they are not in Christ then i will never be happy. but this is such a hard lesseon to learn...and God has been showing me the depths of my heart that i have not surrendered to Him. i used to sit among the scoffers. i was dying day by day...but Christ has saved me. He has set me free. why do i not find joy in that...every day...every moment...every breath that i have been given? these next couple of days will be good. we serve a living God. we have a real hope in Christ. and because of this we can live by faith in the Spirit...until we are with Him.
this morning i woke up rested for church. and i read the psalm over breakfast. lately i' ve been struggling with joy. and the psalm talked about delight in the law of the Lord. he meditates on it night and day...day and night...which means that he is always in delight. what are my joys found in? if they are not in Christ then i will never be happy. but this is such a hard lesseon to learn...and God has been showing me the depths of my heart that i have not surrendered to Him. i used to sit among the scoffers. i was dying day by day...but Christ has saved me. He has set me free. why do i not find joy in that...every day...every moment...every breath that i have been given? these next couple of days will be good. we serve a living God. we have a real hope in Christ. and because of this we can live by faith in the Spirit...until we are with Him.
right now im listening to the song "only jesus" that you play in your car every time im in there. but really, the Bible clearly says to "rejoice in the Lord always; again i will say, rejoice!" (phil 4::4). i read something that struck me in Spiritual depression that said something like if you are not shut out to everything else in the world and Jesus is your ONLY hope, you're not a christian. i remember thinking like what?! but we are really Christian, isnt that a given? should that statement really be a surprise. im convinced in my heart, like you said irene that if i dont find my joy in Christ, nothing will make me happy, and its so sad to see my heart chase after temporal things. but never the less, im encouraged to read this post and have you guys striving for Christ with me :]
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