2月1日
标 题：深根栽种
经 节：不从恶人的计谋，不站罪人的道路，不坐亵慢人的座位，惟喜爱耶和华的律法，昼夜思想，这人便为有福！他要像一棵树栽在溪水旁，按时候结果子，叶子也不枯干。凡他所做的尽都顺利。（诗篇一篇1～3节）
你可能穷此一生追求神的真理，却从未经历任何神的真理。仅仅拥有神的真理知识，并不代表这些真理已经成为你生命的一部分。这里有个重要的问题值得我们思考，就是你以什么态度面对神的话语？有些人受世俗观念所左右，以至于神的话语对他们毫无影响力。倘若你听从不信者的忠告，你会发现自己远离神命令的指针。如果你们硬要与罪人为伴，他们会带你走入歧路，使你远离神。如果你选择与好讥诮者结伙，最终你会变得愤世嫉俗。义人被神的话语鼓舞；他们对其他人的话毫无所动。经文表面的知识不能满足他们。他们昼夜思想神的话语，直到神的话语成为自己个人的经历。就像一棵果树，深根栽在溪水旁。这棵树营养充足，多结果子，并且枝叶茂盛。人们远道而来，坐在它的树荫下，享受它的果子。如果你愿意将神的话语应用在自己的生活中，其他人会因你而得激励。你愈有神的公义，你就愈强壮。有些人徒劳无功地找寻能鼓舞自己的人事物，义人却不是如此。人们会像潮流一般不断地找你，因为他们知道你的生命是个祝福。
Firmly Planted
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. (Psalms 1:1-3)
It is possible to spend your whole life knowing about the truths of God and never experiencing any of them. Simply knowing about the truths of God does not mean that they have become a part of your life. Here is the important question: What are you doing with the word of God? Some people allow themselves to come under the influence of ungodly thinking to the point that God’s Word makes no difference to them. If you seek your counsel from ungodly persons, you will find yourself moving away from the direction God’s Word commands. If you intentionally seek out sinners as your companions, they will lead you down paths that take you far from God. If you choose to join those who are scornful, you will eventually become cynical.
The righteous man does not find encouragement in the opinions of others but in God’s Word. He is not content with a surface knowledge of Scripture but meditates on it day and night until he is satisfied that what he reads reflects his own experience. He becomes like a fruit tree standing firmly on the bank of the river. The tree is well nourished and produces delicious fruit and bountiful leaves. People come from miles around to sit in its shade and eat its fruit.
If you allow God to implement His Word in your life, others will draw encouragement from you. The more you grow in God’s righteousness, the stronger you will become. Some people would look in vain to find anyone they were encouraging, but not so the righteous person. A constant stream of people will seek you out because they know that your life will be a blessing.
