Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

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.

Psalm 1:1-2

You make thousands of decisions every day. But according to the very first words of the very first psalm, your blessedness in life is largely determined by what you choose NOT to do. Psalm 1:1 says that you will be blessed if you choose to steer clear of wicked, sinful, mockers.

Think of this decision as a guardrail of sorts for you life. When you drive down a road with a steep dropoff to one side; a nice, sturdy guardrail can be a real blessing. It can help you avoid disaster. So too, can deciding not to go the way of sinners! 

Scripture tells us plainly that those who rebel against God's rule - the wicked, the sinful, the mocker -  are headed for destruction. Their path leads to ruin. So, it's a blessing for anyone to set up a guardrail in their life by making the decision not to go that way. 

Instead, Psalm 1 advises you to delight in God's Word and meditate on it. Biblical meditation is about going over God's Word again and again to help you digest it better... not unlike a cow chewing its cud. In fact, in the original language, this word for meditate means to mumble or mutter. It pictures the believer muttering the words of Scripture to himself night and day gaining a greater understanding of it as he does.

So, here's two more decisions you can make today. First, choose whether or not you are going to go the way of the wicked, the sinner, and the mocker? If you want to be blessed, you won't. Second, choose whether or not you will make the time to meditate on God's Word? If you want to be blessed, you will.