Your Word

Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. Psalm 1 :2

How does God want us to live? How does God want us to get along with our neighbors? How, exactly, are we to live so that we are the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world” that Jesus declares we are in Matthew 5:13-14?

These are matters about which the Bible is our truest and best source. When we steep ourselves in the Bible, we discover God’s guidance, that we need on a daily basis. Because we tend to focus on the legalistic meaning of law in our culture, and sometimes in our theology, the delight expressed in Psalm 1:2 might come as a wonderful surprise. What in English is “law” is the Hebrew word torah. Torah is the totality of God’s teaching, particularly as revealed in the scriptures. God’s teaching is for the sake of abundant life for us and for generations to come. As God’s people, we find true blessings and joy, indeed, when we delight in the teachings of God and meditate on the Bible’s guidance night and day.

Holy God, help us to turn first and foremost to Your teaching to guide our lives. Help us to trust that You, through the power of the Holy Spirit, will illuminate our understanding according to Your will. Amen

Inspired by a Christ In Our Home Devotion

Thy Word

Bobbie Hoffman