Advent 2024 Devotion: December 6

Scripture: Psalm 1
¹ Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
² But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
³ He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
⁴ The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall 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 ungodly shall perish.

Devotion: This psalm contrasts the way of the righteous and the wicked. However, as we examine the implication of this Psalm, we realize that this Psalm could only speak of the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone is righteousness.  He, however, did provide a way for us to born from above to give us His righteousness and so that the Spirit of God can guide us into all righteousness.

Prayer: Father, help us to delight in Your Word and walk by the Spirit so we can be transformed into the image of Christ. Amen.