Abundant Blessings!
"Blessed in the man."
Psalm 1:1
Psalm 1 is the gateway to all Psalms. In six verses,
it gives us all that we need to
move into a new year.
The first word
is Blessed. God wants to bless you
this year.
In verse 1, you are blessed by your separation, the things you
don’t do and people you avoid (“Blessed is the man who walks
not in the counsel in the ungodly”). In verse 2, you’re blessed by
your meditation (“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and
in
His law he meditates…”). As in verse 3, you're blessed by your
maturation as God shapes you (“like a tree planted by the rivers
of water, that brings forth fruit”). And verses 4-6, you are blessed
in your destination (“The Lord knows the way of the righteous”).
This year will be full of blessings for those who turn away
from harmful habits, rededicate themselves to studying and
meditating on God’s Word, envision themselves as trees by
channels of water, and look forward to God’s leading every
step of the way.
By God’s grace, that’s you!
So have a blessed Year!
"Blessed, O Lord, the opening year, / to each
soul assembled here: / Clothe Thy Word with
power divine, / Make us willing to be Thine."
John Newton
