1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers. (Psalm 1)

Recall from earlier posts that the “Happy Person” is the one who delights in the God’s word and meditates on it daily.

The effect of delighting and meditating is profound.  The psalmist compares it to a tree planted beside a stream.  I think we see the analogy wherever we may live, but the imagery is especially vivid in Palistine.  In the relative barrenness of that area, imagine streams of water and we can visualize what the vegetation would look like along those streams. We see trees growing along those streams.  These are trees whose roots are tapping the fresh supply of water enabling them to flourish and to yield its fruit at the proper time.  Inspite of prolonged dry spells, the leaves on those trees never wither.  That tree is reaping wonderful benefits from being tapped into the streams of water.  They are able to fully be what they are meant to be as a tree.

So, let’s pull that over into the life of a Christian. The child of God who is delighting in God’s word and meditating on it regularly will be tapping into the spiritual springs that will result in God prospering that Christian to be everything God desires for him/her to become.  This will be what will bring true joy in our life.