Super Cool!

So, this morning, I read my page from my Martin Luther devotional book before my shower. The focus of the devotional was John 3:19 - And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

I had a few extra minutes this morning, so I decided to read Psalm 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;

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

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its leaf does not wither.

In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so,

but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.

These readings were not referenced to each other in my devotional book. I read the two separately. I hadn't even planned on reading the Psalm; I simply found a few extra minutes on my hands this morning.

I was struck by their relation to one another! They totally fit together! As I pondered these, I got to thinking about my blog post about friendship last night. These readings reminded me how important it is to surround myself with those who share my same love for the Lord.

- becky