"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 his law he meditates day and night." Psalm 1:1-2
What a great place to start my study of the bible! I've been wanting to do a study of the Psalms for a long time. So, where better to start than Psalm 1 and here we see that "blessed is the man who...on his law he meditates day and night." In this passage, "law" is referring to the scripture as a whole. God's word is a blessing to believer's and those who walk close to God do it because they ARE close to God. How do you become close to someone? You spend time with them, learn about them, get to know their likes and dislikes. How do you be close to God? The same way. The only ways we have to learn more about God are his Word and communion with Him in prayer and the study of that Word.
One study that I am using sort of as a guide is found at www.intothyword.org. This study points out the downward spiral of the wicked that is highlighted in the passage above. First they WALK in the counsel of the wicked, then they STAND in the way of sinners, then they SIT in the seat of scoffers. I've found myself on this downward spiral many times. Thank the Lord that he has promised to finish the work he has begun in me! I tend to go through cycles in my Christian walk. My prayer life will be great, I'll be feeling the presence and blessings of the Lord everyday, and I will just love life. Then I start to get prideful and taking the credit for many of these blessings, thinking about how great of a Christian I've been and how I should be blessed. Then the prayer life starts to dim, the Lord's presence is not as obvious, and life gets difficult...almost like trying to walk though deep mud. Only when I trust fully in the Lord and give him reign over my life do I start back out of that dark place. I'm actually afraid in some ways that this blog will become one of those things that I'm prideful of. I hope and pray that this won't be so!! Pray for me! :)
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I like your Deep mud analogy, because that is exactly what it feels like. slow and hard and the more you work the weaker you get. You really need some one to reach down and pull you out, some one with firm footing. Christ has that footing.
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