Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1.1-2, ESV)
Today’s blog post is one that is rather short but I believe presents a great message. In Psalm 1 we see talk of the “blessed man”. This man is one that doesn’t wish to be around evil but rather very, very far from it. It is this man who meditates day and night on the law of the Lord.
For many of us, it is difficult to actually take time to read and meditate (study) God’s word. We oftentimes get caught up in watching our favorite television show or the ball game. Or maybe we let ourselves get loaded with homework or overtime at work that we lose time to study God’s word. We have a tendency to work ourselves to the bone so much that when we do get a break, we are too tired to do anything requiring effort (and yes, studying God’s word does require effort)! We’ve got to train ourselves to set aside some of our day in order to study God’s word!
This week I want to challenge you to be a part of a facebook group that is trying to learn and study God’s word. This group is going to try and memorize 1 memory verse a day for the next 100 days starting May 29th! I challenge you to be a part of it! I’m going to give it my best and ask that you will too, even if that means only memorizing one or two a week. Don’t be afraid to delve into God’s word. As Christians it’s our duty to “rightly handle the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2.15), and we can’t handle it correctly if we don’t know it! I hope you’ll try this challenge out. It will be hard, but o so worth it! –Jack D.
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