Thanksgiving in Psalm 1 (Jan 28)

Thk God for Promising Fruitfulness

The psalms written mostly by
David, over a period of 6 centuries
and used as the temple hymnbook,
capture the essence of what it
means to walk daily with God.
The first six psalms form a fitting
introduction to the entire Psalter.
In them you learn the importance
of meditating on God’s Word (P1),
acknowledging the Lord as King (2)
and constantly being devoted to
prayer in good times & bad (P3-6).

Lord, we’ll Delight in Your Word:
Blessed is the man who walks
not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law
of the Lord, and in His law
he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by
the rivers of water, that brings forth
its Fruit in its season, whose leaf
also shall not wither; and whatever
he does shall prosper (Psa 1:1-3).

Lord, I want to make you happy.
And I want to do & be all that You
planned when you created me.
It’s your counsel I want to follow
and your side I want to be on.
Help me to Continually Think
of You and Your Word so that
I might experience Your joy. Amen.

Lord, give me the desire to read
Your Word and to meditate on it
day and night. Let me eat deeply
from Your Word & make me wise.
Most of all, empower me to Do
what it says as well as Transform
me and my circumstance so that
I will bear fruit that lasts. Amen.

Lord, I know that you want me
to Delight in Doing Your will,
and that’s what I purpose to do.
As I meditate on Your word,
cause my roots to go deep
into Your streams of water.
And make all that I do prosper;
for I purpose to Live by Your Word.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.