I was having a browse around the net on the topic of Psalm 1. I came across this excellent sketch that seemed to fit in with what I wrote yesterday, on the “Tale of 2 ways” – which side of the path are you going to stand on?

Thanks to Tim Shuman for use of his sketch. You can check out his blog, and other drawings here at “Unstringing the Bow”

As a student…Bible Teacher…missionary… and whatever else… you would think that reading the Bible would come naturally, everyday. It does not! What I liked about this drawing, was that it challenged me again about having a regular routine of spending time in God’s word. It is a matter of choice, but the benefits of choosing the right path are huge. Spending time meditating on the Word of God is something that should bring delight, refreshment and understanding, and can take as little as “12 minutes a day”. 

Psalm 1 shows us there is to be a distinction between “us” (the righteous – those who have chosen relationship with the Lord), and “others” (the wicked – those who have chosen to live their lives outside of covenant relationship with God). 

How do we ensure there is a distinction? How do we ensure that “the world” recognises us as followers of Christ? An essential element to that, and perhaps even a first step, is to spend time reading, thinking upon, learning, delighting ourselves in the Bible. 

That for me is already what I am hoping for in “blogging the Psalms”, it gives me a goal for the year. In committing to others to share my journey. Yes, I am writing on them, sharing my thoughts, but at the same time there is a deeper purpose, that together we will begin to regularly spend time in the Bible, and ultimately to become greater lovers of God through this process.

Related posts:

1. Psalm 1: A Tale of 2 Ways
2. >Psalm 22 – A forsaken Soul?
3. How to Read Psalms (Part 2)
4. How to read the Psalms