This weekend I woke up on a mission. I decided that I wanted to memorize Psalm 1:1. Don't ask me why, I don't know. I just decided I wanted to know it.
A few years ago, a very dear friend of mine came up to me at the workplace and asked "Hey, what does Psalm 1:1 say?" I didn't know. I had to look it up. I knew that he came to me because I had established my position as a Christian and he thought since I would quote scripture, I knew the entire Bible.
While it may not be necessary to memorize the entire Bible, on of my favorite verses is Joshua 1:8 "Do not let this book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night." I think of the dark worlds that do not have access to the Word of God and I am thankful that I live in a free country. In a day and time when so many concern themselves with their "rights" I have the priviledge to open my Bible and read it anywhere, anytime.
I woke up and immediately began writing Psalm 1:1. Those who know me know that I keep my stash of 3 X 5 cards for times like this. I must have written that verse twenty times...until I learned it by heart.
The day may come when my freedom is taken away, but you can never take what is in my heart or mind. Learn the Word of God so that no one can take it away from you.
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, or sit at the seat of mockers but whose delight is in the Law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1
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