Rooted In Biblical Meditation

Psalm 1

Author

Josh Hernandez
July 10, 2025

How often are you meditating on the Word of God? The Psalmist describes this practice as the means of producing fruit and sustaining life. What is even more challenging about this text is that the Psalmist contrasts the righteous man in meditation with the wicked. The idea present is that the ways of the world require no delight in Scripture. However, if we are children of God, being set apart before the foundation of the world, we must know the Word of God to know the God of the Word. The practice of meditation is the means of transferring information that is in your head, leading and guiding it to your heart, where there becomes transformation in the way you live.

Psalm 1

 [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.

How often are we too quick when reading the Word of God, without thinking too deeply about it, going out to work or school, forgetting what we just read. The practice of meditation requires slowing down, opening our ears and hearts to what the Lord is speaking to us. Take extra time this morning or evening, stop all activity or brain clutter, and process what the Lord is speaking to you through His holy Word.

Respond with any questions, prayer requests, or encouragement!

In Christ,

Josh Hernandez