"But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law, he meditates day and night."
Psalm 1:2 NKJV
Many people feel that this verse means that they should be studying and reading their bible 24/7. This is not so. The Psalmist doesn't say that the person is to read God's Word day and night. He says that he should meditate on it. There's a difference.
To meditate on something, we recall and ponder certain things in our minds. We mentally consider them and chew them over, playing the words or scene back over and over again until it becomes part of us. This is sometimes called eating the word hence, chewing it over. This meditating can be used as we go about our busy day, whereas reading the word 24/7 we would not be able to do.
When we meditate on God's Word, we think how it connects with our lives; how does it speak about our present situation and what is God teaching me or directing me to do?
When we delight in the LORD (Psalm 37:4) He gives us the desires of our heart. When our prayers and thoughts match His, He will open the gates of abundance. He has an abundance that He wants to give us (John 10:10b & Ephesians 3:20). He longs to bless us with more that we could ever imagine and we get into this by delighting in Him.
Today, why not go through your day delighting and meditating in all God has given you, promised you and you have asked Him for. Use pictures in your minds to see yourself receiving these blessings; to see yourself understanding His Word and just delighting in the fact that, Jesus Christ is your Friend, your Lord, your Saviour and your King. Delight in the fact that, He loves you more than words could ever say.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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