Blessed Is the One Whose Delight Is in the Law of the Lord

Blessed 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, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. — Psalm 1:1-2

Here's a photo from our Thanksgiving dinner from last year.

This year we'll have some new faces around our table.

As we welcome some friends of our family.

And friends of friends.

We are thankful for the blessings we've been given.

And for the law of the Lord.

Help me to meditate on it day and night.

These Commandments Are to Be on Your Hearts

These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. — Deuteronomy 6:6-7 

God's commandments were given to us by Moses.

And the Lord expects us to keep them in our hearts.

To impress them on our children.

To talk about them wherever we go.

When I sit at home.

When I walk along the road.

When I lie down.

And when I get up.

To remember God's Word in my heart and think about all day long.

The Lord Knows When I Rise

 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. — Psalm 139:2

God knows me through and through.

He knows when I sit and when I get up.

The Lord perceives my thoughts.

He knows my prayers before I even think of what to say.

And He already knows what's best for me.

HIs rainbow promise reminds me that He cares for me.

Sit Alone in Silence

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him. — Lamentations 3:27-28

It takes a lot of fortitude to bear the yoke of hardship.

But it is a good thing to experience when we are young.

It is hard to sit alone in silence.

I want to be up and moving, trying to accomplish something.

But God calls me to be still and know that He is Lord.

He asks me to sit alone in silence and bear the yoke He has given me.

Help me to obey You, Lord.