Jesus First: The Readings — a road at first light with a few people walking it together

A tree planted by waterPsalm 1:1-6Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • How does this psalm describe the person who delights in God's word?
    • How are the wicked described, and what is the difference between the two?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Whose advice and voices shape your life most? Are they drawing you toward God's word or away from it?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • When and how will you meditate on God's word this week, so that your roots go deeper?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who feels dry and unsettled? How could you share the picture of this tree with them?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

God, I want to be planted, not blown around. Give me a hunger for your word, day and night, and let my life bear fruit in its season.