is right, I have no concerns and nothing to dread. This is true, too, in the light of Cod's Word. As believers in Christ, we are not un der a curse or any condemnation. Our fulfillment of the law has been accomplished through the sacri ficial death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Strictly speaking, when this section of Scripture was written, inspired by the Spirit of God, the major portion of the Word was then the Pentateuch, which is, of course, the first five books of the Bible. How much more should we in this modern day be delighted with the complete revelation of Cod in the 66 books of Scripture? We have all of these, both Old and New Testaments, for our daily study and admonition. "Meditate" in the Hebrew has the idea of habitually turning over something in one's mind. It is like the cow which chews her cud. As the thought is cotninually moved around in the brain, new ideas, new applications, new opportuni ties are developed. We have no idea of the power or enrichment for our lives and what God can do as we take the time to meditate upon His Word. It Is not to be something of drudgery for we are to find delight in it. In Jeremiah 15:16 we are told, as the prophet's personal testimony, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them: and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart." The word "joy" suggests the initial or the original ingesting of the Scrip ture. While the rejoicing is the med itation, the digesting for strength comes through application. By meditating the Bible becomes both of these — joy and rejoicing. Hold to the beautiful words of the hymn
to be sure. It is hard to stop once we allow ourselves to get on the devil's "toboggan slide." It swiftly moves us down toward destruction. In this first verse of Psalm One, three kinds of people are listed: ungodly, sinners and scoffers. We mentioned that the ungodly are the ones who are not justified by Cod's grace. Notice, however, from "ungodly" we go to sinners. This is the word which in the original means simply "to miss the mark," "to pass over the prohibited lim its." Not only is the individual un justified and does no good, but also, he does evil. The last descrip tive word is even further down the scale. Itis"latsah" in Hebrew which means "to mock" or "to deride." For example, today on television we not only see immorality and filthy suggestiveness but also how the truths of God are treated so lightly, flippantly and even dis gustingly. One does not have to look far to find scoffers who have mocked and derided the Word of Cod. The very definite aspects of our daily testimony are given to us in verse two of Psalm 1. Here we find the more complete picture of this exemplary man, "His delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night." Isn't it true that we long to be in the company of those whom we really love and enjoy? What is it that brings us fullness of spirit? Concerning this man, one out of thousands, we learn that his de light is in the law of the Lord. If I am doing something wrong, per haps exceeding the posted speed limits, it is not really a delight to see the police car closing in be hind. As long as I am doing what
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