Human Response 663: Delight in God’s Word

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

Blessed is the person who delights in the Word of God and meditates in it day and night. The law of the Lord is the Torah (the five Books of Moses), and by extension it refers to the whole Bible as God’s unfolding revelation is completed. Delighting in the Word is the opposite of the man who lives in the way of the world (the ungodly, the sinners, and the scoffers). He does not walk, stand, or sit among them. Instead, he pays attention to God and His Word.

Our response to God’s Word is to be in the Word regularly. We go to church, attend Bible study, and spend time alone with God daily. We do not associate regularly with the unbelieving people of the world in order to avoid living and thinking their way. Our thoughts during the day (and night) are with Jesus. We strengthen our faith relationship with God by remembering God and thinking of His Word as often as possible.

Listening to God and being with Him leads to a truly blessed life. We may not always see the blessings but we do enjoy them by faith in the Gospel. The life of a believing Christian is truly blessed and a blessing, especially when compared to the life of the unbelieving world.