Message from Scripture: 6/19/2021

 

Today, our message from Scripture comes from Psa. 1:1-2. “How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the company of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the law of the LORD, and he meditates on it day and night.”

 

What an amazing contrast is offered by the psalmist here regarding two types of individuals. On the one hand, there are those who have left the company of the godly to take their stand with the unrighteous. They do so by listening to the advice of the wicked, standing in the way of sinners, and taking up residence with those who mock spiritual values. This is what happens when one divorces him or herself from the way of the Lord.

 

The other side is a reflection of those who take delight in the law of God, spending time in it day and night. These take joy in learning God’s word, inclining one’s mind and heart to know what God’s word says and then living by it. They are firmly planted in the source of strength and encouragement that comes from the word, in contrast to those who spent little to no time in it, getting loose from God, and ultimately becoming like chaff, useless for any good thing.

 

What do we learn from this beginning of the book of psalms? We learn our walk in and relationship with our God is greatly dependent on how much time we spend learning, considering, and living by God’s word. To minimize our time with it, or neglect it, makes us unable to know it and live it. Why not come join us tomorrow in our Bible class and worship times as we allow God to speak to us through His word, and be more effective in living for eternity? Let’s go out and serve our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, and find what life is all about. God bless.

 

Robert