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Psalm 1:6
Psalm 1:6 “For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,”
[You, the infinite and eternal One, are abundantly able to care for and supply all for your children, whom you have made righteous in Christ.
You are actively, powerfully, intimately involved in protecting, providing and carrying us forward in this life. You lead us beside still waters.
As we walk in the way of the righteous, you give us multiple opportunities every day to fulfill the purpose of our lives in offering thanks in every situation—especially the ones we don’t like—and thereby honor you before all the unseen hosts as well as humans. You are our Good and Gracious Shepherd.
“but the way of the wicked will perish.”
[The way of the wicked spirals downward into ever increasing darkness, for they have rejected the light-giving Grace and Mercy offered. You, O Lord, want to watch over the way of all, but sadly not all will enter your path.
Praise you, Lord Jesus, that you came as Savior first, and that you will come again as Judge to end wickedness, sin, evil, suffering, pain, sickness and death.
In you only is what we need: the goodness, grace, love, care, protection, security, significance, peace, hope and joy that every human being longs for. How sad that so many, for the sake of feeling independent, reject all this and end up in utter darkness and total binding. The way of the wicked is certainly like deep darkness (Prov. 4:19).
You are the opposite, the Lord of Light, who is worthy of praise, for you shine your light upon every human being, you call all, you chose those who respond, giving us more and more light. “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining on every more brightly til the full light of day” (Prov. 4:18).
Praise you for your grace, Lord Jesus, undeserved by us, but continually poured out on us in great waves of love. You are worthy of worship, of praise, of glory, of honor. I bow before you now in surrender, and I rise up to join you in obedience, to follow your leading today.]
Psalm 1:4-5
Psalm 1:2
Psalm 1:1b
Psalm 1:1a
Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man…”
[Praise be to you, O Lord God, for your desire is to bless people, to bring goodness and grace into their lives, to give them joy and satisfaction, fulfillment and positive pleasure. But this is not automatic, as the rest of Psalm 1 tells us.
You give us the power to choose–power we can use to bring blessing or curses down on ourselves. It is like you give us a powerful machine which can lift gigantic blocks of stone: with the push of a button, the pull of a lever, we can move great weight and volume.
In the spiritual realm, as we obey your principles, as we submit to the clear directions of your Word, as we obey the leading of your Spirit, as we whole-heartedly embrace your commands, then you move mountains to accomplish your will, you do great things in and through us, while bringing joy, grace, goodness, provision and safety to us and those around us.
As you said in John 15:10-11, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.”
In you, Lord Jesus, is all we need, and you have given us the privilege and power to access it as we choose your way over that of the world, of our old nature and of the devil.
Help us to choose for you through each moment of today that you may be lifted up before humanity and the spiritual forces that surround us.]
Attitude
Psalm 37:38-40
Psalm 37:35-37
Psalm 37:35,36 “I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a green tree in its native soil, but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.”
[Think of Stalin, of Hitler, of Genghis Khan, and Napoleon. They all died and are no more–broken like the hollow tree in this picture. Their evil was dealt with, their powerful punishment is now implemented.
You, Lord God, are just, working out the proper punishment, while using the evil of men to bring about your purposes in the lives of many. I praise you that you continue to work against the designs of the devil, to destroy the plans of death and darkness.]
Psalm 37:37 “Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.”
[Abraham, Joseph, David, Elijah and Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Paul, Luther and Billy Graham–these all live on, having an endless existence and unlimited joy with you.
I praise you, Lord, for the certainty of our future with you, filled with life, light, love and lavish goodness. I praise you for your unending, undeserved, unreserved, unrestrained grace, flowing from your heart of holiness into our lives of light.
We stand in your presence, chosen, cherished, dearly loved, deeply cared for, doted on and delighted in. You, Lord God are a wonder–no, you are THE Wonder of all existence, the God who lives in multi-dimensions, full of multi-goodness, operating out of multi-wisdom.
In the light of these great Truths, help us to consistently listen to your Word and respond to your Spirit, to grow in humility, brokenness, obedience and praise.
May we daily take up your grace, receive your wisdom, add endurance to our obedience, and become ever more godly, extending brotherly kindness and love to all those around us (2 Pet. 1:5-7). May you be honored, glorified and pleased with our walk today.