That person is like a tree planted by streams of water.

Psalm 1, verse 3.

Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Planted by the stream was written by Karen Pimpo and read by Tony Collier.

Psalm 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, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates

on his law day and night. 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.

Not so the wicked. They are like chaff, that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Planted by the stream, written by Karen Pimpo.

Bill is an older retired gentleman who lives alone and recently had to give up driving.

He needs help to pick up groceries, prescriptions, and get to church on Sundays.

But you know what, says Bill?

I love my days at home.

I enjoy free worship music online and Bible teaching on the TV all day long. Bill spends his days surrounded by scripture, prayer, and praise.

The habits we keep influence where our hearts are planted. Psalm 1 describes the habits of someone who has found favor in God.

They delight in his truth, meditate on it often, and therefore do not follow the rebellious

pattern of the world.

Hardship will come to everyone, but a life established in the ways of God is like a tree

planted by streams of water whose leaf does not wither.

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