Memorising . Meditating . Applying
During last weekend, God brought my first ever memory verses back into my heart again. The verses are Joshua 1:8-9
Joshua 1:8-9
8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
In order to be successful in our lives, we are commanded to not let God's word depart from our mouths; but to meditate on them day and night such that we will be careful in applying them.
This are very powerful verses and they have helped me greatly in my life. It is important for us to keep God's word in our hearts. One good way to do that is to memorise God's word. I know of people who memorised three to five verses on a weekly basis.
We are also to meditate on God's word. I have attached a portion of what I have read on meditation in the bottom part of this entry. I find it useful and I hope it will shed some light on what meditation is all about.
But we must not stop here. We are called to be do-ers of God's word and not merely hearers of God's word. We need to apply them into our lives in order to bear fruits!
Have a great time memorising, meditating and applying God's Word into your life!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MEDITATE ON GOD’S WORD?
If you look up the word meditation in a dictionary, you will find that a synonym is the word rumination. Rumination is what a cow does when it chews its cud. A cow eats some grass, chews up all that she can, and then swallows it. It sits in one of her stomachs for a while, and then a little bit later she burps it up – with renewed flavor. The cow chews on it some more and swallows it again. That’s rumination. That cow is straining every ounce of nourishment out of that grass. That’s what meditation is.
Meditation is thought digestion. Meditation doesn’t mean you put your mind in neutral and think about nothing, Meditation is thinking seriously about what you are reading. You take one verse and ask, “What does this mean for my life?” Talk to yourself about it, and talk to God about it.
(From The Power To Change Your Life by Rick Warren)
Joshua 1:8-9
8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
In order to be successful in our lives, we are commanded to not let God's word depart from our mouths; but to meditate on them day and night such that we will be careful in applying them.
This are very powerful verses and they have helped me greatly in my life. It is important for us to keep God's word in our hearts. One good way to do that is to memorise God's word. I know of people who memorised three to five verses on a weekly basis.
We are also to meditate on God's word. I have attached a portion of what I have read on meditation in the bottom part of this entry. I find it useful and I hope it will shed some light on what meditation is all about.
But we must not stop here. We are called to be do-ers of God's word and not merely hearers of God's word. We need to apply them into our lives in order to bear fruits!
Have a great time memorising, meditating and applying God's Word into your life!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MEDITATE ON GOD’S WORD?
If you look up the word meditation in a dictionary, you will find that a synonym is the word rumination. Rumination is what a cow does when it chews its cud. A cow eats some grass, chews up all that she can, and then swallows it. It sits in one of her stomachs for a while, and then a little bit later she burps it up – with renewed flavor. The cow chews on it some more and swallows it again. That’s rumination. That cow is straining every ounce of nourishment out of that grass. That’s what meditation is.
Meditation is thought digestion. Meditation doesn’t mean you put your mind in neutral and think about nothing, Meditation is thinking seriously about what you are reading. You take one verse and ask, “What does this mean for my life?” Talk to yourself about it, and talk to God about it.
(From The Power To Change Your Life by Rick Warren)
posted by Jeff Chong at 12:32 am
2 Comments:
burps it up, chews and swallows again? okaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy... :p
haha... to put it crudely... you are exactly right!
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