Daily Surrender PSALMS 1

PSALMS 1

September, 15 2005

Psa 1:1  
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

What a challenging statement! In today's world, so much is about conformity; it may not be bad, but does this conformity to the attitudes adopted by the "majority" around us lead us to be the creatures God has fashionned to be? Even the concept of individuality has become an alibi used of people who only want to have the freedom to choose who they will conform to.

The freedom of the wind lies in its ability to yield to God in all ways, unobstructed by those who would wish to make it blow this or that way, and so is the freedom of our soul:

Joh 3:8  The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

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Psa 1:2  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

It is no sacrifice for the child of God to “not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful” as was stated in the preceding verse. He does it willingly because his “delight” had a higher calling.  It is not that he “has” to dedicate time to the study of the Word as by obligation, but rather he “gets” to, as a reward from the Almighty.

Today the world offers us so many distractions that compete for our attention. Most are bad; some are good and some are less good, but whatever comes in conflict with our interest in the treasures of the Lord should be considered a negative influence in our lives. Settling for the “good” is often the worst enemy of the “best”!

It takes a total change of mind and spirit--a regeneration of the soul to be able to be sincere in saying, “Yes, my delight is in the law of the Lord, and I love to meditate on His words day and night, and I consider it my highest privilege!”

“Dear Jesus, let my appetite and desires be rewired so that I can say with David that truly my delight is in your Word and that I find it an incomparable treasure, reward and honor to meditate on your Word.”

Psa 119:72  The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

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September, 17 2005

Psa 1:3  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Oh what a picture! What a picture of the perfect harmony of the child of God with His creator, the roots of his soul fully nurtured in the Spirit of his creator: divine serenity, love of purpose, lush abundance, perpetual fruitfulness, true happiness, the life of the Garden of Eden itself returned in your heart.  

Here is the fruit of this “not walking in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standing in the way of sinners, nor sitting in the seat of the scornful”; here is the perfect harmony created in the heart of the child of God having “his delight is in the law of the LORD.”

People of the world run to and fro the distance of the planet in order to find peace.  Like the woman that had the issue of blood, they spend all their substance on physicians, doctors and psychologist, hoping for the peace of mind and spirit that can be obtained simply by touching the hem of His garment; do they only know that the treasure they are looking for is within the pages of their Bible? Do they know that if they daily grab a hold of Jesus’ garment, peace will encompass and even pursue them?  Have they ignored it? Have they rejected in exchange for the fleeting pleasures of this world?  

Have you told them of it?

Rom 10:14  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?


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September, 18 2005

Psa 1:4  The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

A young woman told me that she believed in God, was close to Him, and that she believed that He was leading her life, even though she also did not believe that Jesus was the son, and that God is only approached through him. Curious to know more about the effects of this belief system her and I continued talking.  

She proceeded to tell me about her life and how she was so confused, how she did not understand the things that were happening to her, she did not have a clue of where she was at and even less of where she was going. After this discussion,
I concluded that no matter how much she liked to believe that she was close to God and that He was leading her life, her own testimony proved otherwise.  

God is not a spirit of confusion; a life led by the Spirit of the Lord is not confused.  One who is truly led by God knows and understands by sight or faith where he is at and even where he is going.  It is the ungodly and the one without God who is like the chaff driven away by every wind of doctrine, new thought, idea, with no order beginning nor end, the anti-thesis of one who is led by the spirit of the “wind” of the God (John 3:8) who flies upon the wings of the wind” (Ps 18:10).

You who boast that your life is ordered by the Lord, it is truly so, its light, spiritual harmony and order will be its own silent screaming testimony and witness of the beauty of God.

Joh 1:4  In Him (Jesus) was life; and the life was the light of men.

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September, 19 2005

Psa 1:5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

This is the day we will all face--the day when the books are opened and a true account is given for everything.  No more hiding, no more games, no more pretending, no more bribing, no more begging, whining, or cajoling.  The time for working things out and using our favorite excuses is over in this great day of accounting! What’s truly dreadful is that the game can stop at any time for any of us and we cannot count on tomorrow!

In that day, the ungodly who has not meditated on the Word, or soaked his roots deeply in the moisture brought to him by the river of life will not have the spiritual conviction to stand in the brightness of God’s presence.  But the one who has faithfully fed from the River of Life, regularly sitting at Jesus’ feet like Mary, will be able to stand with Moses on the Mount of the congregation and hear the voice of God. He will enter without fear, with Jesus, through the veil into the Holy of Holies to enjoy the presence of his God whom he knows has been with him day by day. What a day that will be!

Exo 20:18  And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Exo 20:19  And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exo 20:20  And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Exo 20:21  And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.


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September, 20 2005

Psa 1:6  For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

We may often feel that no one sees nor appreciate us for our true value; we may also feel that this cynical world misunderstands in our motives. By comparison, we may at times also feel that those with ill-motives and evil intentions are succeeding in their endeavors, and that this world rewards them with credit and glory  

What a comfort to know that the Lord Himself knows the way of the righteous, that nothing escapes His eyes.  He is the ultimate Judge whom we have to please first and foremost, and none can fool Him with pretense and false works. S fear not child of God for even if the world never appreciates and values and your participation in this day, another day is coming when the books will be opened and all things all will be revealed.

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
(Mat 25:31-46 KJV)