Saturday, July 16, 2011

Psalm 1:1-3 NASB

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!  But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.  And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.

There is a huge difference between a believer who has put his whole life into following the LORD, and those with lesser drives.  They are like night and day. There's a steadfastness, endurance and depth to the one, that is clearly evident in all they do.  The other heads for the shallows in their whole way of living.  You can hear it in their conversation, you can see it in their lifestyle, and you can feel it in their demeanor.  They have embraced life at a much lower level. Driven by their own ways, the Psalmist says "they are like chaff which the wind drives away," (v4).  Comparatively, there's something deeply admirable, wholesome and appealing about the other crowd; those who have found their delight in the LORD and who have found Him to be more than enough.  They aren't impressed with those who try to impress.  They don't think it important to be with those who think themselves important.  They don't feel a need to walk where they walk, stand where they stand nor sit where they sit.  This just simply isn't their crowd and they feel no loss nor regret.  They are deeply content with better things.  They have their roots down in better ground.  They drink from better waters.  They produce better fruit.  That appeals to me.  How about you?

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