I love the Psalms! I can always find something in the Psalms that matches my circumstances, my mood, my wants and desires. I am so grateful to God that He uses David's and other psalmist's words in the Scriptures. We see real people dealing with real and often horrific circumstances with real emotions and then we see the writers turn it around with a focus on God. Yes, I am very grateful for the Psalms.

I have usually had an indifference to Psalm 1. To me, it never reached my "emotions"... until I began this study , A 30 Day Walk with God in the Psalms, by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. Answering the questions she poses in her study guide set me to thinking and meditating on this rich psalm.

As we begin this walk through the Psalms it is important to note that the words, "law", "statutes", "commands", "rules", "precepts", "testimonies", "words", all refer to the Word of God.

There are many facets to this particular psalm but I want to focus on the writer's "delight" in the law of the Lord.
Verses 1 and 2 of Psalm 1 say:

"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."

Did you catch that one word? He DELIGHTS in the law of the Lord! He takes great pleasure and joy in the Word of God! How do we NOT walk in the counsel of the wicked nor sit in the seat of scoffers? By DELIGHTING in the Word of God! It is easy to let our culture influence us! Especially in this time of our very rough economy, in this time where abortion is accepted as good, where ungodly lifestyles are applauded etc etc... where evil is considered good... it is easy to be influenced to either accept these things or to be fearful .. are you influenced to be fearful?
Do your circumstances cause you to fear? Do your favorite political pundits cause you to fear and despair of hope? Do you let music and movies influence the way you live?

OR

Do you DELIGHT in the law of the Lord and meditate on it day and night? Now, of course we cannot think of God's word 24/7 but we CAN let it influence us 24/7! This kind of living, depending on and being influenced by and DELIGHTING in the Word of God yields fruit in our lives!

Psalm 119:15-16 says: I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

We see this theme over and over again in the Psalms, particularly in Psalm 119... the psalmist expresses his delight in the Word of God and knows that meditating on it and fixing our eyes on the ways of God that we read about in His Scriptures is DELIGHTFUL! It is pleasing to God and it is beneficial to our souls.

May you find DELIGHT in God's Word today and everyday. If you don't, ask Him! God is pleased to open up our eyes to the truths of Scriptures! If we want to be influenced by His Word He will answer that prayer. Ask Him!