Do you ever wonder why sometimes you feel spiritually weak? Check your levels of meditation. I can’t even list how many times in scripture God encourages us to meditate on his words. There’s something wonderful that happens when we read and think about the words of God. Not only do you begin to take in the true meaning of the words but they actually begin to change your thought process.
You see, as you think and think over the words again, they become a part of your mind and your heart. Eventually, it will come out in our actions. David said, “thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm 119:11). It is harder to ignore that voice in your head warning you against doing wrong when that voice has been allowed to drill into your mind.
I was reading a passage in Joshua, Chapter 1, verse 8 that caught my eye.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
You may say how can I meditate day and night? It’s just like when you eat a good meal and you remember that meal. You bring it back up in conversation and may encourage a friend to try the dish or the restaurant where it was served. When something is good to you, it will come back up and you’ll think about it.
Meditation is an exercise of the mind. You become more spiritual when you think on the Word of God, which Christ said is the bread of life. Christ is the Word and the Word gives life to our spirit. When we take in what is right, our spirit will reject what is wrong
When we take in what is right, our spirit will reject what is wrong and sinful. We will lose our taste for wrongdoing if we take in and meditate on His words. Sure, the flesh will always want wrong but we will find a strength to say no. Our desires will change toward good and our heart will be affected by the power of divinely inspired words.
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