Tuesday, March 2

Begin today by reading the same verses from Psalm 1 that you read yesterday. This time read slowly and focus especially on the promise of God for those who take delight in his law:

Psalm 1:1-2
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields fruit in season and whose leaf does not whither. Whatever he does prospers.

Prayer: Ask God to use his word to keep you from the “counsel of the wicked, the way of sinners, and the seat of mockers.”

Philippians 4:9
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Most of us have been blessed to have people in our lives who, in their way, set a positive spiritual example for us. Take a few moments and reflect on the people who exemplified for you what it means to be a follower of Christ. Write their names down and a few words to summarize what you learned from them.

Paul is saying that, as a person committee to growing in maturity, he is willing for God to use his life as an example for others. Part of Christian maturity, therefore, is seeing ourselves as an example to others.

Do you consider yourself a role model for younger believers? Do you think of yourself as an example to those who do not yet know Christ? I think Paul is saying that we are ALL examples to a watching world – in one way or another! Ask the Lord to help you become a positive Christian example for others.

Brian Coffey