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THE BOOK OF PSALMS
MONDAY, JANUARY 1
Psalm 1

Colossians 3:16

 

“…teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms…”

 

THE BOOK OF PSALMS
 
This inspired and preserved poetry excels far greater than the world’s most well-known poems. God arranged it to be sung and to be read also as food for the hungry soul. This set of divine hymns is known as the balm for the soul of every pilgrim in this temporal world as he journeys towards the heavenly kingdom. It speaks not merely of theoretical theology, but also of the spiritual and practical.
 
In the Hebrew scripture, it is “Tehillim” (praise). It is translated into Greek as “Psalmoi” (songs of praise). These are songs directed to the God of Israel, and are historical and doctrinal. These are also songs of prayers and supplications. The intentions are to express and excite all the other affections as well as the praise and glory of God. It leads the believer to worship his Maker and Redeemer.
 
No doubt the author of this book is God who, through the Holy Spirit, inspired the words of the psalmists. Whether by David, Moses or Asaph, they “spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Pet 1:21).
 
It begins (in Psalm 1) by revealing God’s way which leads to heaven, and the enemy’s way which leads to destruction. It tells man of the foremost issue he has to choose – the way of the godly that leads to life or the way of the ungodly that leads to death. This captures the theme of the whole Book of Psalms, which is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. No man can tread on the path of life without Christ, and all men are on the path to destruction by their nature of sin. Thus, a man needs the mind of Christ with the indwelling of the Spirit of God to understand and benefit from this book, as it is true also with the rest of the Scriptures.
 
Dear reader, as we meditate upon Psalm 119 (the longest chapter in the Bible), let me first invite you to reconsecrate your life to Christ. If you have not truly received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, you have to do it now. With your life in Christ and consecrated to Him, the following months of devotional studies will be a blessed and wonderful walk with God. May God refresh your souls as you embark on these devotions.
 
THOUGHT: Am I serving Christ and ready to give my life to Him?

PRAYER: Father, grant me the grace to obey and follow Thee daily.

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