DAY 4
READING: PSALM 1-5
Chapter 1
The opposite of wickedness is the law of the Lord.
Wickedness is not sturdy; it will not sustain you. The law of the Lord not only sustains you, but brings forth good things from you. Why? Because the law is what God has set in place for man to live with the highest intent. Since God made the earth and all that's in it, I would bank on his ability to be the only sustaining power in our lives.
Chapter 2
Because of what we've just learned in chapter 1, we see why even the most powerful and popular of the earth are laughable to God if they are not rooted in his law. Seeking after a failed human nature does not sustain a life. How can we legitimately rejoice in trembling and serve with fear? We can do both these things because fear and trembling mean we recognize who God is, and so we are rooted in his law, and nothing can overturn that. So we rejoice.
Chapter 3, 4, and 5
David is under attack, pursued by the enemy, often alone, vulnerable, seemingly unprotected and weak. Yet he understands the Lord and his sovereignty, so he is not afraid. He calls to him with confidence because he knows who his maker is.
Think about Psalms 1:3 when reflecting on the book of Genesis, especially the creation of man. God placed fruit-bearing plants near water in a perfect garden, and he commanded all living plants and every living thing to multiply. We can only bear the fruit we are meant to bear if we are rooted firmly in the God who made us and knows how to nurture us to bear that fruit.
In summary, seek to know God. That's when life takes root. That's when life gets the sweetest and the best.
The opposite of wickedness is the law of the Lord.
Wickedness is not sturdy; it will not sustain you. The law of the Lord not only sustains you, but brings forth good things from you. Why? Because the law is what God has set in place for man to live with the highest intent. Since God made the earth and all that's in it, I would bank on his ability to be the only sustaining power in our lives.
Chapter 2
Because of what we've just learned in chapter 1, we see why even the most powerful and popular of the earth are laughable to God if they are not rooted in his law. Seeking after a failed human nature does not sustain a life. How can we legitimately rejoice in trembling and serve with fear? We can do both these things because fear and trembling mean we recognize who God is, and so we are rooted in his law, and nothing can overturn that. So we rejoice.
Chapter 3, 4, and 5
David is under attack, pursued by the enemy, often alone, vulnerable, seemingly unprotected and weak. Yet he understands the Lord and his sovereignty, so he is not afraid. He calls to him with confidence because he knows who his maker is.
Think about Psalms 1:3 when reflecting on the book of Genesis, especially the creation of man. God placed fruit-bearing plants near water in a perfect garden, and he commanded all living plants and every living thing to multiply. We can only bear the fruit we are meant to bear if we are rooted firmly in the God who made us and knows how to nurture us to bear that fruit.
In summary, seek to know God. That's when life takes root. That's when life gets the sweetest and the best.