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Tuesday... So, this is the way it starts.


Psalms 1:1a (AMP), "Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked."

Tuesday... So, this is the way it starts.

I love reading the book of Psalms which is in the Old Testament of the Bible. I have systematically read it everyday for 40+ years. There are 150 Psalms and they can be read one at a time in five months. I just finished Psalms 150 on March 30 and have on April 1 just read in 6 different translations Psalms 1.

Now April 1 is April Fools Day. It is a fun day but Psalm 1 is the truth and this is how it starts in the NIV. Verse 1a says, "Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked."


The Amplified Bible says it this way, "Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example].

And then the whole verse in The Message says, "How well God must like you - you don't walk in the ruts of those blind-as-pats, you don't stand with the good-for-nothings, you don't take your seat among the know-it-alls."

That is a great way to start this April Fools Day by hearing the truth. And Psalms 1:1 is the truth.

Verse 2 (NIRV) says, "Instead the law of the Lord gives them joy. They think about his law day and night." The Amplified Bible says, "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night."

Are you ever awakened in the night with all of your troubles and you just can't go back to sleep? If we have put God's Word into our mind then the Holy Spirit can bring the right ones to our mind to counteract those troubles and then you think about them and it is amazing how the devil puts you back to sleep. 

Verse 3 (NIRV) says, "That kind of person is like a tree that is planted near a stream of water. It always bears its fruit at the right time. It's leaves don't dry up. Everything godly people do turns out well." The NLT says, "and they prosper in all they do."

Now every day for the devil is April Fools Day and a great way to start our day is stop for a moment and thank the Lord for what he did for us yesterday and read the truth so the Holy Spirit can counteract the lies.

So Psalms 1 is the way the 150 Psalms start. By the way the last verse, verse 6 of this first Psalm (NLT) says, "For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction." The Message says,"God charts the road you take." And that's the truth! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 


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