Psalm 1:2. “But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
HIS DELIGHT. The things that delight the mind and heart of those who love God’s law, Pass by unseen to those who live for only time and sense. In that law, with all its truth, there are fresh visions I can draw For the meditations God gives me, begin by giving Him first place. In the law, it begins with God Himself; apart from Him, there is no other. His every attribute, from love to grace, is complete to the fullest extent. This part of the law that brings delight comes from loving God and one another. And the real delight comes when, to God’s own will, my will is truly bent.
The law of God is not limited to the ten rules I cannot keep. It extends to all the walks and work of this life in my control. I have choices to make that further go to consequences I accept, Each choice affects the course I take and influences life as a whole. I am blessed when I walk this road of life with the counsel of godly men; Who, like the Blessed Man of Psalm 1, pleased in every way, His Father when on earth from birth to His death in Jerusalem; God was honored and His kingdom grew by every word Christ did say.
The influence of a life thus lived is like a fruitful and green tree; The fragrance of the life Christ lived is a blessing to us still. That same sweet scent and influence, too, should be evidenced in me; Other people looking on and judging can know I truly want God’s will. God enables us by His grace to do what normally we’d not do; Power is given from His great source to help us do what we know is right. Such acts in daily living give meaning the ungodly never knew; While we enjoy such fellowship and, in God’s holy law, delight.
“Father, to trace the life of the Lord Jesus is to plainly see He is the Blessed Man of Psalm 1. I, too, am finding delight in the law of the Lord as I read and meditate on the things contained in the scriptures of truth. “This is the way the Master went, should not the servant tread it still.’” In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”