Delight in God is a miracle. This is what it means to be a Christian, and being a Christian is not a mere choice to believe a fact. Being a Christian is believing the truth of God because there is a spiritual apprehension of its beauty and glory. So you can see how prayer and the Word are tied together this week. The Word is the means God uses to fill our minds and hearts with truth about himself that makes us fruitful and durable in drought and prosperous into eternity.
Nobody becomes like a tree planted by water by prayer alone.
It is by the delighting in the Word and meditating on it day and night. But nobody is inclined to the Word, or sees spiritual wonders in the Word, or is satisfied with the Word, who does not pray and pray and pray the way the psalmists did. So I plead with you to pray without ceasing this year. And as an aid to that wonderful spontaneity of day and night praying and meditation, build disciplined times of prayer and meditation into your life.