An Invitation to Drink - Psalm 1

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;
 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
 that yields its fruit in its season,
     and its leaf does not wither.
 In all that he does, he prospers.
 4 The wicked are not so,
     but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
     nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
 6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
     but the way of the wicked will perish.

1.     What parts of your life feel like chaff?

2.     Where and when do you delight in God? Where and when do you delight in getting your own way?

3.     Do you see prayer, and praying the psalms, as an avenue for growing in delighting in God? Why or why not?

4.     What kind of fruitfulness are you hoping for? How much of that is about you?

5.     Do you believe that God delights in you, even as you struggle and fumble and often fail to delight in him?

6.     Does the power of Jesus’ resurrection extend to the dry stubble places of your life? Will you pray for that?