Delighting in His word will prosper you
Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)
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 is a great Psalm that promises so much to the person who will commit to delight and meditate not in the wisdom of the ungodly but in the "law of God". As we have established many times in this devotional we are no longer under the law but under grace, and positioned in Christ by our faith in His grace not our works – so how does this word or promise apply to us today?
Two ways: we may no longer be under the law contained within the old testament as it was fulfilled by Jesus perfectly, but we should still daily remain under the teachings of its truth and wisdom, living to daily apply the incredible principles of God found within each of its pages. The Word (the Bible) will always do your life good and cause your life to flourish as you submit to it. Why? Because the Bible is a living book and is jammed full of God's thoughts and ways, and when you clearly understand the covenants (what's relevant and what's not to your life), and know how to apply the truth of His word to your life, it will always cause an outbreak of life and blessing in every part you expose it too.
If we change the word law for word of God it holds the same power of promise for us today. Gods word is good for your life when you daily delight in it and mediate (think) on it – your life will consistently experience incredible blessing and flourishing and go from strength to strength.
Another thing to consider is Jesus Himself. The Bible refers to Him as the "word of God made flesh".
John 1:14 (NIV)
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Because Jesus is the Word of God made flesh it means that as we behold Him daily we are beholding the word of God. As we daily gaze upon Jesus, delight in Him and meditate (think and muse on all He has done for us) on Him we are actually delighting and mediating on the word of God as He instructed us to and, as promised, that will cause your life to flourish and prosper so you will be like that promised tree that is planted by the rivers, ever bearing fruit.
Make sure you are delighting and meditating (thinking about) both the living words within the book and the living word that is the person – as you do you will be blessed!
Andy
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