Meditation
THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION
Text: Joshua 1
9 May 2021
BIBLICAL MEDITATION CAN BE LEARNED
Some think that Biblical Meditation is too difficult to learn. Thus, they do not bother to think about it further. This is an erroneous thought that we must refute. Biblical Meditation is for everyone. It can be learned!
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8
- We need a Focus
a) Biblical Meditation offers a Focus
b) The Focus is the “Book of the Law”
- We need Content
a) Biblical Meditation is not an emptying of the Mind
b) It is, in fact, the very opposite
c) We need to fill our mind with Biblical Knowledge
d) The Book of the Law is a general reference to:
i) To the Books Moses had written
ii) Some parts are Historical in nature
iii) Other parts are Law
- We can learn how to organize our day
a) We need to set apart a portion of the day for reading the Scriptures
b) We do not have to read too much in a single day
c) We can determine what we want to read and what we need to read
- We need to make sure that we “observe to do according to all that is written”
a) We must desire to put into practice what we read
b) Meditation is NOT an end in itself
c) It should lead us to desire practising what we read in the Lord’s word
- A word of encouragement
a) This is the path that God would bless
b) When we read His word and seek to practise what it teaches the Lord would bless indeed
THE RESULTS ARE WONDERFUL
Let us consider making Biblical Meditation a real part of our life. We may highlight three wonderful blessings!
- We would become wiser
- We would be deeper
- We would have a greater faith