Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.(2) But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. Psalm 1:1-2 (NLT)
- This week I challenged you to eliminate three things from your life for one week.
- Get rid of them for one week and see how you feel spiritually. (Doubt, Being Negative and Sin)
- But if you are going to get rid of the bad, you’ve got to replace it with something good.
- The Good ...Start with Gods Word!
- Throw out the things that are destroying your life, and replace it with the Word of God.
- Begin your day with it, even if it's one verse
- His Word with build you up and strengthen you!
- Psalm 1 says to delight it and meditating on it day and night.
- "Day and night" means continually!
- Find joy in it because it has the incredible ability to transform your life from the inside out.
- Fill yourself up with it so that when you face adversity it is the first thing that comes out.
- It is your greatest weapon and most powerful tool.
- If you notice, Psalm 1:1 says that you need to remove yourself from a bad or negative environment and replace it with good.
- It says “do not follow…stand around …or join in with the wicked, and mockers…REMOVE yourself or REMOVE it.
- Then the next verse says that you REPLACE it with something.
- That something is "delighting in Gods Law" or His Word.
- The Amplified Bible puts it this way, "Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers). (2) But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.”
- The path to God’s blessing and favor is through His Word.
- Get in it…dig through it…memorize it!
- God knows that if your mind if full of His Word, it will lead to a prosperous and blessed life.
- As we get God’s word in us it will Reprogram our Minds to God’s reality.
- The Worlds reality leaves you discouraged and depressed.
- God’s Reality gives you Hope, and peace.
- As you let His Word come alive on the inside of you, you will begin to speak it out regardless of your circumstances.
- Make God’s reality your reality.
- Eliminate the voices of discouragement and doubt and “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” (Phil. 4:8)
- After getting rid of things that are polluting your life, Then fill it with the pure Word of God.
- Dwell in it
- Read it
- Delight in it
- Fill yourself with it!
- Speak it!
- Let it Guide and direct the course of your life today!
- Consume yourself with it for 1 week and see the difference!
- If you continually Get in God's Word, God's Word will get in you!
- God bless you!
- Have a great Thursday!