Psalm 1 gives us a picture of two ways of living and shows us what the book of Psalms is all about. The way of faithfulness is when a person obeys God's law and enjoys the fruitful abundance of God's blessing. This is the way God made us to live. The other way to live, the way of unfaithfulness, can only end in ruin.

The brokenness and sin in our world may make us fearful about the future. But when we read Psalm 46, we are reminded that we do not need to be afraid because God, the Great King, is powerful over every part of our world.

What can we do for God, the Great King, who made our world and everything in it and around it? We should praise him! We should tell God how great he is because of his great power and love.

What is wisdom and how can we get it? Wisdom, or being wise, is knowing how to live as God's people in God's world. The book of Proverbs helps us find out how to make good choices in God’s world. And it all starts with honouring God, the Great King.

Proverbs shows us how to be wise in many parts of our lives. The first thing that learners of wisdom are taught to do is to carefully listen to things that will make them wise.

Learning about friends is also part of being wise. In the book of Proverbs, we learn about how to be a good friend and how to choose good friends.

Isaiah is God's messenger to the people of Judah. Isaiah has the job of telling the people of Judah about a big problem they have and what God, the Great King, will do about it.

Although Israel has been unfaithful, God, the Great King, will not give up on them. God promises that even though everything is dark, it will not be dark forever. God is bringing a day of promise and hope in the form of a child. But this child is a divine King who will make everything right.

An invasion of locusts has destroyed the crops of God’s people. Joel tells God’s people about how God is coming in judgement against his people. God will bring an army and they will attack God’s people just like the locusts did. The only thing for God’s people to do is return to faithfully following the Great King.

After God’s people turn away from their unfaithfulness, God promises to send so much blessing that everything will be overflowing. Even more than this, God promises to pour out his Spirit on all of his people.