詩篇第一篇所要帶給我們的信息，可說是全部詩篇的精髓。它告訴我們：「生活要過得快樂，方法只有一個，就是要每天活在神的旨意中，以及要時刻遵行祂的旨意。」

但實際該如何做呢？詩篇第一篇的作者除了提醒我們不可作哪些事情之外，還教導我們應該作些甚麼。他的指示如同路標，引領我們直趨正確的目的地。

第一個指示是「不從」--不從甚麼？就是不依從未得救者所指示的道路。他們說：「人生如過眼雲煙，必須及時行樂」。這不是基督徒的人生觀。

第二個指示是「不站」--不站哪裡？就是不站未得救者經常聚集、從事不正經活動的地方。這不是基督徒要去的地方。

第三個指示是「不坐」--不坐哪裡？不與公開嘲笑神及神話語的人同坐。

那麼，基督徒應該做些甚麼呢？當他研讀聖經，默想神話語的時候，他就會尋獲快樂。因為他透過閱讀聖經，便能得知神期望他做些甚麼；他既明白神的旨意，便可以依從祂的心意而活。

如此，他便能夠像一棵種在溪水旁的樹一樣，即使遇到天旱，這棵樹仍能保持常青，因為它的根已經深入活水的泉源。

你是一個怎樣的基督徒？經常渴望與未得救者為伍的基督徒？抑或喜歡研讀聖經，並讓聖經話語來引導人生，藉此尋獲真正快樂的基督徒？

反思：

倒退的三大步：依從未得救者到基督徒不該去的地方，並與他們同站和同坐。

The first Psalm really tells us the message of all the Psalms. It says, 'The only way to be truly happy is to live in the will of God and do the will of God day by day.'

But how do you do that? The writer of the first Psalm tells us what not to do as well as telling us what we should do. These instructions are like road signs, showing us where to go.

The first one says, 'Don't walk' - where? In the way the unsaved tell us to go. They say, 'You only live once, so have a good time'. That is not what a Christian should say.

The next one says, 'Don't stand' - where? In the place where the unsaved always gather, usually to do something wrong. That is no place for a Christian.

The third one says, 'Don't sit' - where? With those who openly laugh at God and his Word.

What should a Christian do then? He finds happiness in reading the Bible and in thinking over what he reads. He discovers in the Bible what God wants him to do and does it because it is God's will.

He will be like a tree alongside a creek. Even in dry times that tree will stay green because it puts its roots down to where the life-giving water is.

What kind of a Christian are you? One who still wants to always be with those who are unsaved? Or do you find your real happiness in the study of the Bible and in guiding your life by what it says?

Think About This:

The first three steps in backsliding: Walking - standing - sitting - in places where we ought not to be.