Meditation

      One thing leads to another.  I have been watching a lot of old English mysteries and they seem to always be drinking tea.  I thought I would try some tea so looking in the cabinet, found that we had an ample supply but decided to add a few other types.  I figured that green tea would be healthy even though our son said it had more caffeine than other types of tea.  I got some green tea with lemon, had a cup in the middle of the afternoon, and woke up at 1:20AM, 2:40 AM and 4:30 AM.  I figured it might have been the tea.  So, went back to some milder tea the next day.  I was thinking that it was hard to get to sleep, so went back to my usual spiritual exercise as I lay there in the bed.  I began quoting Scripture.  After three verses, I don't remember any more until about 6:00 AM.   Psalm 1:2 says, "But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."  
        Psalm 1 has some interesting lessons in regard to our Christian behavior.  We see the progression that takes place in verse one as the person goes from walking, standing and sitting with the wrong crowd.  Then, there is the contrast that we see in verse 2.   This verse describes what the believer should be doing during his average day, in fact, all of his days.  We hopefully think about that which pleases us.  The believer should be pleased with the Scriptures.  The believer is so pleased with them that he thinks about them both day and night.  Well, that covers your whole day.  You may think that you can't possible think about the Word of God all day long and still do your job.  You can make decisions, answer the phone, drink your coffee, chew on a donut and still think about the Word of God.  Your brain is able to do many processes at the same time, many of which you do not even think about.  We talk about the five senses and various aromas, sounds, tastes, visions and feelings all have input into your life at the same time.  Some or all of these things can be influenced by the Word of God.  You are the subject of God's creation.  You and I have been created in His image and naturally, His Word is vitally important to our daily living.  When troubles come or when difficult situations arise in your life, turn to the Word of God and meditate on what God has said.  God has covered all situations and will not leave you without help.  Praise God today for Scripture and prayer to conform us to the image of God.