Where Blessing Flows
You can listen to Psalm 1 below and read the passage in the New International Version here.
“Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”
In Psalm 1, we see pictures of two different people— the “wicked” person and the “blessed” person.
The wicked person follows the advice of the wicked, stands around with sinners, and joins in with mockers.
The blessed person delights in God’s Word, meditates on God’s Word, and plants himself in God’s Word.
Journal Starter for Psalm 1
Imagine these two people working on your ship or spending time in your home.
In what ways and in what situations do you act like the first person?
In what ways and in what situations do you act like the second person? Imagine what it would look like for you to be the second person.
What changes might God be inviting you to make so you can grow and be full of life?
