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GOLDEN NUGGETS
The Bible tells us to “meditate” on God’s Word day and night. The Hebrew word “meditate (hagah)” means to “speak out and/or absorb with thought.” The above scripture speaking of meditation uses the word “mouth,” and I assume what the Lord is saying is to “meditate on His Word in the heart and speak His Word out loud.”
The Bible says when we meditate on His Word day and night and are faithful to observe everything He tells us in His Word, we will prosper. The Bible tells us the Word is like a seed which is planted in our heart (spirit). Natural seeds will become fruit bearing plants and trees if they are continually watered and receive plenty of sunlight (Son Light). When flora fully matures, they will bear life bearing seeds and life sustaining fruit. This same process works in the “life” of the believer. (Read Ephesians 5:25-27).
There are many benefits which come to us as we daily meditate on God’s Word. Meditating daily on the Word of God builds our faith and increases our understanding of scripture. Meditating on the Word of God causes godly fruit to abound within us. Meditating on the Word of God will cause us to prosper in all we do. Meditating on the Word of God will cause us to become “filled” with the “divine nature of Christ.”
The Bible says “speaking the truth in love edifies (builds us up).” (Ephesians 4:15). The NIV translation of the Bible says it like this: “Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every aspect the mature body of Him who is the Head, that is Christ.” When we love the “truth” and continually meditate on the Word of God which is the truth, we are building strongholds of faith, power, and love.
When I was in elementary school I had a problem in Reading Class. I knew how to read, but I had a problem focusing on what I was reading. To fix my problem, the teacher took me out of the classroom and placed me in a room by myself for 30 minutes each day. I was told to sit and read out loud the book I was given for half an hour each day. After I did this for three or four days, my problem with “focus” was cured.
Reading the book out loud helped train me to become and stay focused on what I was reading. In the Book of Joshua we are told to stay focused and “meditate” on the Word of God continually. As Christians we need to know what the Word of God says, as well as have a good understanding of what the Word means. When our focus is on the Word of God and we continually meditate on the Word, we will “make our way prosperous.”
The Church needs to have a new perception of the purpose and power found in the “divine nature of Christ.” We need to have a greater understanding of what Jesus made available to us as He was crucified on the cross, buried in a tomb, and raised from the dead by the Holy Spirit.
Many Christians are missing the heavenly treasures found only IN CHRIST. When we pursue Christ with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, we will find ALL the riches Heaven has made available to us as we continue our journey here on Earth.
When we are walking with the Lord in the LIGHT of His Word we will be partaking of the “divine nature” of Christ. When we are walking consistently with Christ at our side, we are walking in the fullness of His Spirit. When we are faithfully and consistently “following Christ,” it is because Christ is living inside us faithfully and consistently guiding and directing our steps.
The Bible has much to say about “meditation” and how important meditation is for believers. Many Christians believe meditation is something New Agers, Gurus and Yoga enthusiasts invented. However, the Bible is specific about instructions on how and why we as Christians should meditate on the Word of God. Meditation which is not biblically inspired is a tool Satan uses to deceive people and keep them under his control and subjugation.
When we are meditating consistently on the Word of God, we are building up strongholds of faith in our hearts and minds. Those strongholds help us to stand victoriously against the attacks and schemes of the enemy. Those strongholds will also repel the thoughts and desires of the “old man” which has been crucified with Christ. Our desires will no longer be dictated by the “old man” but by the “divine nature” which dwells richly within us.
If we are not walking consistently in the “fullness of Christ, the “old man” will find cause to be resurrected and the “new man” will lose focus. We must put to death the “works of the flesh” so the “new man” can walk constantly and consistently in the power of the “Living Word--Jesus.” When we have put to death the “works of the flesh,” the “divine nature” will empower us to fulfill the glorious plan and purpose God has for our life.
The following scriptures are “golden nuggets” I dug up in the Word of God which will help us grow and prosper in Christ as we meditate on them daily. Every Christian has, or should have, their favorite scriptures which they meditate on daily. You may want to add some of these scriptures to your daily meditation list. Some of these scriptures are about meditating. One of the keys to meditating successfully is to make the scriptures personal to you as you meditate on them.
May God bless you and cause you to prosper in Christ as you pursue His “divine nature” by praying, studying, and meditating daily on His Word.
SCRIPTURES ON MEDITATION
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1, vs. 2.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Redeemer. Psalm 19, vs. 14.
When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches. Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will rejoice. Psalm 66, vs. 6-7.
I call to remembrance my song in the night; I meditate within my heart, and my spirit makes diligent search. Psalm 77, vs. 6.
I will meditate on your precepts, and contemplate your ways. I will delight myself in your statutes; I will not forget your word. Psalm 119, vs. 15-16.
Make me understand the way of your precepts; so shall I meditate on your wondrous works. Psalm 119, vs. 27.
I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on your wonderful works. Psalm 145 vs. 5.
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them, so a book of remembrance was written before Him. For all those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name. Malachi, ch. 3, vs. 16.
Do not neglect the gift that is in you given you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of hands of the presbytery. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident in all. 1 Timothy, ch. 4, vs. 14-15.
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OTHER SCRIPTURES TO MEDITATE ON
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. Psalm 45, vs. 1.
O God, You are my God; early will I seek you; my soul thirsts for you: my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Psalm 63, vs. 1.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips. Psalm 63, vs. 5.
For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness. Psalm 107, vs. 9.
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103, vs. 1.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good. Proverbs, ch. 19, vs. 8.
My son eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb which is sweet to the taste; so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; if you have found it, there is a prospect. And your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs, ch. 24, vs. 13-14.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew, ch. 6, vs. 33.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to His riches and grace. Ephesians, ch. 1, vs. 7.
Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and the power of His might. Ephesians, ch. 6, vs. 10.
And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians, ch. 4, vs 19.
There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans, ch, 8, vs. 1.
Who himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having did to sins, might live for righteousness---by whose stripes you were healed. 1 Peter, 2, vs. 24.
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels nor principalities no powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans, ch. 8, vs. 38-39.
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And we know that if He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we ask of Him. 1John, ch. 5, vs. 14-15.