18 day plan

Stormy Waters

Day 2 of 18

NIV

Psalms 1:1-3

Book I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

1Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

and who meditates on his law day and night.

3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither—

whatever they do prospers.

Reflection:  I loved God before I got cancer, and I continue to love God now I have cancer. Having cancer didn’t cause me to suddenly become “more spiritual”. It did, however, test my faith… and I have grown a deeper relationship with God as a result. I find myself increasingly guilty of acts of spontaneous worship, and I “cat-nap” pray throughout the day.

It’s good to be able to meet suffering with a robust faith born of a lifetime’s heritage of knowing God. Why? Because it has grown my roots.

Suffering and grief will test you. So, let’s agree to grow our roots down deep into God and drink deeply of the source of life, so that when the searing heat of suffering comes, we flourish. Let’s be the tree that is planted by the water.

Prayer:  Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for allowing the circumstances that have caused me to walk in a deeper relationship with you. I love being with you.

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Psalms 1:1-6

Book I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

1Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

and who meditates on his law day and night.

3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither—

whatever they do prospers.

4Not so the wicked!

They are like chaff

that the wind blows away.

5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.