Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stands in the way of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And on his law he meditates day and night.
—Psalm 1:1-2 (ESV)

Do we have God’s approval on our lives? Is this important to me, to you? Is it even on the radar in our lives?

We just helped move my brother and his family (Jack, Julie, Adam & Allie) into a transitional house. They sold their house and moved into a rental while deciding what to do. Boy do they have a lot of stuff! As we were taking the last loads over reality hit…we really didn’t think it would all fit in their garage. At one point we even talked about taking everything out of the garage and reorganizing it so it would all go in. When we arrived with the last load Julie had it all in with room to spare. Now I want you to understand there is absolutely no room left in their garage for even a stick of gum, but its all in there!

Is our life like their garage? Too often we are consumed by priorities other than what is important to God. We have filled our lives with so much “junk” that God finds no place in our hearts at all. Now understand, all this stuff is important to us, but we have no room for what is on God’s heart. Psalm 1 teaches us what is on God’s approved list to go into our lives. This other stuff is just filler that sucks the spiritual life right out of us.

I think its time we clean out the garage of our hearts. Make a list of what is in your life that keeps you from “delighting” and “meditating” on God’s Word. Ask, “Why has God’s Word been squeezed out of my life?” And then get rid of some of the stuff that’s clogging you up. We live with God’s approval when we are taking the time to delight and meditate on His Word.

Grace & Peace,

Scott