Verse Meditation and Getting back into Philippians

Today on the drive to work I listened to Psalm 1 over and over.

It strikes me just how much Psalms and David emphasized loving and delighting in the law of the Lord. Its such a powerful and not common picture. Its not religious duty, not burdensome, but literally delighting in the Law of the Lord. Finding joy and purpose and direction and hope in meditating on the Word of God.

Psalm 1

1 Blessed is the one
    who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
    or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

I want that more, I think I have this delight in the Word of God. Meeting with some guys here reminded me that is not common and gave me some perspective to realize I really do have a big passion for the Word of God. And I want others to experience the joy of the Word of God even more with me. 

In particular meditation on the Word of God has really been a blessing, its been encouraging and so powerful in my life. I think meditating is really a key part of allowing the Spirit of God to move in power through God's word in our heart. Reading and studying are great and key parts of mediating, but it was something new for me to really allow the word of God to sit in my heart and mind. To have it on my lips and quick to come to mind by memorizing allowed the Spirit to bring Verses I had memorized and been meditating on to come to mind in specific situations or as how I lived revealed my character and contrasted with the Word of God. 

God I really have come to love memorizing and meditating on your Word. Thank you! Help me get back into that rythtym even more regularly and to find great joy in this connection with you!

As Ivanna and I study Philippians and though its been a slow start for me I am really excited to have this big picture view and then to be able to get into verse by verse and really be encouraged and challenged as we memorize and meditate on the word of rejoicing and truth you spoke first to the Philippians through Paul God. 

One of the key verses already for me from Philippians is 3:20
20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ

God I pray you would write this on my heart: that my citizenship is in heaven! That my hope is there with you Lord, where I will dwell in your house forever. Its such a great hope and so comforting in the midst of life which is sometimes busy, often confusing, as I struggle to figure out my purpose and try to balance it all. I can't wait to work and rest in your kingdom where all is made right and where I will have a glorious and transformed body! Lord please keep this verse on my heart and mind this week and I claim this promise and pray that it would shape my heart, my character, and my perspective! 
Amen