Study to Prosper

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"1 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. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law, he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper."   Psalm 1:1-3.   NKJV

To meditate means to ponder by talking to yourself. This is what the Jews in Jerusalem do at the Wailing Wall - they use the art of Davening, which again is meditation as they nod their heads and speak scripture to themselves over and over again.

This is how we can meditate on God's Word day and night. It would not, in our busy world, be possible to meditate or ponder on a 24/7 basis. However, we can take a piece of scripture or a Word that God has given us and think, pray and meditate on that. We can go about our daily business, whatever that may be, but still be in constant touch with God. We can also speak in tongues, just mumbling words of praise and prayer to Him as we walk along or perhaps drive.

Pondering, as I say, can be a form of thinking things through - mulling it over, or just plain considering whatever we need to. In fact, just delighting ourselves in the LORD. 
Psalm 37:4 says, 'Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.'. As we delight ourselves in God, He delights Himself in us. It's a two-way thing. As we do this, He takes us to a higher level, a place of refreshment, fruitfulness, prosperity and a place where we are spiritually full of life. We are happy and fulfilled and have an intensification of blessing, and abundance. (John 10:10b). We are completely fixed upon Jesus. Nothing can get in the way. Can we do this? Can we live in such a way? Yes, we can but it comes by being sold out for Jesus; giving Him all we've got and being in constant communication with Him by pondering day and night, as we go about the busy-ness of our lives. Basically, it is being in a position where we're thinking about Jesus and His Word; checking our behaviour so that it lives up to what we're meditating on and knowing and letting others know, who we belong to.

Take heart, it will happen if you want to be in a place where you are constantly in touch with the LORD. It takes dedication, tolerance, discipline, and determination to bring this about. But the benefits of God's blessing upon us, of Him giving us our heart's desire, far outweigh the price it costs us.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard 

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