Happy are those who reject the advice of evil men, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the LORD, and they study it day and night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do.

But evil men are not like this at all; they are like straw that the wind blows away. Sinners will be condemned by God and kept apart from God's own people. The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom.

Psalm 1:1-6

Wisdom in the Bible is the "skill for living." God has given us all skills. The question is what we do with those skills for the glory of God. The "blessed" person delights in God's word. Do you?

Take your direction

from those who follow God's word.

Our Daily Bread - July 15, 2002