Yesterday morning I found myself feeling so fragmented – too many loose ends – circumstances too overwhelming – too many prayer needs. Even having a quiet time seemed too complicated! Everything felt just too … too … too – well, you know just “TOO”!
I pushed aside my journal, thoughts of praying for others and my desire to just scream and said “Ok, Lord, I’ll start very simply!” Opening my Bible to Psalm 1, I began reading! Suddenly everything inside of me slowed down as verses 2 & 3 caught my breath and heartbeat holding them gently. Those two verses pulled me into a peaceful calm. I was being “washed by the water of the Word”.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:2-3
Life became simple – delight and meditate on Him today. He is the Word – the Logos of God. In His lovingkindness He became a Rhema to my heart and soul.
Though my day’s activities wouldn’t come to a halt, the inner me did. So … I just sang very simply throughout the day phrases like “I delight in You. I meditate in Your Law.” While singing I thought about the meanings of the words and their applications to me.
Delight … delight, pleasure, desire, longing,
the good pleasure; that in which one takes delight
Meditate … to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak
I found myself “being planted by streams of water” during the day and I drank deeply from that stream!
This morning I continued contemplating those verses. As I did, parts of other verses began flowing over me … “Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me bless His Holy Name”; “Rejoice in the Lord always”; “Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul, strength”. Usually I get trapped by trying to figure out the “how to’s” of “all” & “always”... but not this morning. Those phrases washed over me with cool refreshing!
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