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The Daily Blade – Episode #361: Joby Martin // Delight In The Word

Date: May 20, 2026
Hosts: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Episode Overview

In this episode of "The Daily Blade," Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson focus on the transformative power of delighting in the Word of God, specifically diving into Psalm 1 for the third consecutive day. Joby unpacks what it means to truly take pleasure in Scripture, challenging listeners not only to avoid sinful patterns but to actively cultivate a deep, abiding love for God's Word. This episode aims to inspire men to move beyond passive engagement with Scripture and into daily, personal meditation and application.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Importance of Delighting in Scripture

Psalm 1:2 as Foundation (00:20):
Joby reads Psalm 1, emphasizing verse 2:

“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.”
Active Versus Passive Faith (01:40):
- It’s not enough just to avoid negative influences (wicked, sinners, scoffers).
- True blessing requires adding—the delight in God’s Word.
- “It’s not enough just to pull weeds. What you also have to do is add something to your life.” (Joby Martin, 01:50)

2. Self-Examination: How Do You Approach God’s Word?

Joby challenges listeners:
- Is reading the Bible a “gift from God or a burden?” (02:40)
- Are you treating it as a “have to or a get to?”
“Brothers, I’m just going to tell you, I don't know the blessed man of God… that does not have a deep delight for the Word of God.” (Joby Martin, 02:10)
Surface-level engagement with Scripture (occasional reading, casual listening) is insufficient.

3. The Daily Blade is an Appetizer, Not The Meal

The podcast is designed to whet your appetite for deeper study.
- “If all you’re getting is the Daily Blade, bro, you are not getting enough.” (Joby Martin, 03:10)
- The goal is personal spiritual maturity—learning to let the Holy Spirit feed you directly, beyond reliance on others.
“Spiritual immaturity is acting like a little baby bird… and at some point, you got to grow up. You got to be a man of God.” (03:50)

4. Social Media Versus Scripture

Joby references John Piper:

“One of social media's gifts to us is that it will prove that prayerlessness and a lack of time in the Word were not because we are too busy.” (Quoted by Joby Martin, 04:12)
Encourages listeners to examine how much time they spend scrolling or consuming non-spiritual content compared to time in the Word.

5. Practical Steps to Delight in the Word

Use The Daily Blade as a launchpad—not a replacement—for deeper study.
“How about this week before you listen to what I think about it, why don’t you just dig in all five days and just read [Psalm 1] over and over and over.” (04:55)
Suggestions:
- Meditate on a verse each day.
- Write it on a card or put it on your phone.
- At idle moments (like at a red light), review the verse instead of reaching for your phone.
If delight is lacking, pray honestly to God about it:
- “God, I need help here. I want to love this Word like Jesus loved the Word, like David loved the Word, like you love me. Because in it is life.” (05:32)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On delighting in God’s Word vs. treating it as an obligation:
- “Do you see your time in the Word as a gift from God or like a burden?”
- “If you’re just skimming it occasionally, or if you just ignore it, mostly you’re in trouble. But the opposite is true too: Blessed are you if you meditate on it day and night.” (02:25)
On moving beyond spiritual infancy:
- “Spiritual immaturity is acting like a little baby bird... And at some point, you got to grow up. You got to be a man of God.” (03:50)
On the truth social media reveals:
- “One of social media's gifts to us is that it will prove that prayerlessness and a lack of time in the Word were not because we are too busy.” (John Piper, quoted by Joby Martin, 04:12)
On scripture’s life-giving power:
- “The law of the Lord is perfect. Reviving the soul.” (concluding, 05:38)

Timestamps for Important Segments

00:20 – 02:00: Reading Psalm 1 and introducing the focus on delighting in God’s Word
02:00 – 03:50: Exploring the difference between passive and active devotion to Scripture
03:50 – 04:40: Discussion on spiritual maturity and self-feeding vs. spiritual immaturity
04:12: Quote from John Piper on social media and time in the Word
04:40 – 05:32: Practical tips for meditation and prayer to develop delight in God’s Word
05:38 – 05:46: Episode wrap-up with the reminder: “The law of the Lord is perfect. Reviving the Soul.”

Summary Flow

Delighting in the Word isn’t an optional add-on for mature Christians—it’s essential. Joby Martin passionately challenges listeners: Don’t just avoid sin and negative influences; fill your life with life-giving Scripture. The Daily Blade is merely an appetizer: true growth comes when you commit to daily, personal engagement with God’s Word, moving beyond spiritual infancy to maturity. If you struggle to find joy in the Bible, start by asking God for help and taking practical steps to meditate on Scripture throughout your day. As Joby says, in God’s Word “is life” and true blessing.

Stay sharp, and remember: Blessed is the one who delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night.

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[00:01]
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Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the Spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
[00:20]
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All right. Welcome Back to day three in Psalm 1. I'm gonna read it every day. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of the sinner, nor sits in the seat of the scoffer. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. And for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Now verse 2 says, But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. Notice at the beginning of verse two it says, but so it is not enough to just cut out the way of the wicked, the way of the sinner, the counsel of the unrighteous, to not sit in the seat of the scoffer. It's not enough just to pull weeds. What you also have to do is you have to add something to your life. And what the psalmist says is that the man who is blessed is the man who delights in the law of the Lord. That means that we delight in the Scriptures. Let me ask you, do you delight in the Scriptures? The Bible says the law of the Lord is perfect. Reviving the soul. Brothers, I'm just going to tell you, I don't know. The blessed man of God that walks in a deep and intimate and personal relationship with Jesus, that does not have a deep delight for the Word of God, God that does not have a deep and abiding relationship yearning with the Word of God. So do you see your time in the Word as a gift from God or like a burden? Do you see your time in the Word as a have to or a get to? Do you skim by it occasionally? Do you hear it preach when it's convenient? Do you ignore it mostly? Or do you delight in it and meditate on it day and night? Because if you're just skimming it occasionally and if you're just hearing it preached conveniently, or if you just ignore it, mostly you're in trouble. But the opposite is true too. Blessed are you if you meditate on it day and night. Let me ask you, what would it look like for you to treasure the Word as a means to an end of knowing Christ more? And if all you're getting is the Daily Blade, bro, you are not getting enough. Kyle and I have done the Daily Blade as an appetizer. And what an appetizer is supposed to be, it is supposed to help grow your appetite for the main course. You see, spiritual maturity is when you learn to allow the Holy Spirit to feed you directly. Jesus says that he's going away and this is good because he is sending us the helper to remind us of everything that he has taught. And the thing that the Daily Blade is, is this is just a supplement of you delighting in the Word and meditating upon it day and night. You see, spiritual immaturity is acting like a little baby bird where the mama has to go out and fetch the food and chew up the food and grind it up and just like spit it right into your mouth. And at some point, if you're a brand new Christian, great, welcome. But at some point, you got to grow up. You got to be a man of God. And if you want to be a blessed man of God, you partnered with the Holy Spirit have to learn to dig into the meat and the potatoes of the Word itself. John Piper, recently at a conference, he said this. He said, one of social media's gifts to us is that it will prove that prayerlessness and a lack of time in the Word were not because we are too busy. So let me ask you, do you spend most of your time scrolling, comparing yourself to everybody else, doom scrolling, or watching some kind of dumb YouTube stuff that has nothing to do with feeding your soul in relationship to Jesus? Now, it's totally great to keep an eye on the news and to be informed on all the things, but not at the expense of every single day delighting in the Word of God and meditating on it day and night. And if you're like, okay, what do I do? How do I start? Okay, that's fine. Use the Daily Blade. Like, we're gonna spend all week in Psalm chapter one. So how about this week before you listen to what I think about it, why don't you just dig in all five days and just read it over and over and over. And maybe each day you would just take one of the verses and you just meditate it upon it day and night. Write it on a card or put it on your phone. Set it somewhere where you can driving every single time you've got a free moment. Like instead of reaching for your phone at the red light, then you would just look at Psalm 1:2 his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night. And if you don't delight in the Word of God, tell God about it. So God, I need help here. I need help. I want to love this word like Jesus loved the Word. I want to love this word like David loved the word. God, I want to love this word like you love me. Because in it is life. The law of the Lord is perfect.
[05:47]
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Reviving the Soul thank you for listening to today's episode. Before you go, if you want to help, equip other men for the fight. Share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Stay sharp.