Daily devotional

August 2 - Blessing for covenant keepers

“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.” - Psalm 1:3  Scripture reading Psalm 1:1-3 The first verses of Psalm 1 reveal to us the faithful children of God.  We are looking forward to worshipping with them today. They do not walk with or live like the ungodly, but love the LORD.  We sing and we take stock.  How do we measure up? Godly people live life obeying the law of God. We trust them because they bear good fruit in due season.  This picture leads us to think of the type of men we would have to lead the church or who are good sons, friends, or fathers and husbands. The picture gives us a notion of the kind of women we would have to love, teach and serve us. When we walk with the Lord by the light of His Word, and we trust and obey, the promise is sure:  that man is blessed. Such a person is free to blossom and always produce the fruit of righteousness—living to love, serve and glorify God. Verses 1-3 point us to the perfect man, Jesus Christ.  By His perfect obedience, we have redemption.  Jesus, the perfect man, died on the cross, the righteous for the unrighteous and our lives are changed in Him. We are reminded for a moment of the words of Jesus as recorded by John in John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” Suggestions for prayer Pray for faith, faithfulness and blessing on our fellowship and worship services today. Ask for inspiration to be better able to love God and our neighbour and to be given the Spirit of grace so that we can produce good fruits and be blessed.

Rev. Al Bezuyen is currently serving at the Zion United Reformed Church of Sheffield.  He and Sanya have been blessed with six children and six grandchildren and are very much enjoying this time of serving and life. Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. This devotional is made available by the Nearer To God Devotional team, who also make available in print, for purchase, at NTGDevotional.com