Seek God through Meditation

Often as Christians we can be fearful of the word meditation. Perhaps we envision people sitting on mats with crossed legs making low humming noises. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. Meditation comes from God! The Psalmist describes the one who is blessed by God as a person who meditates on God's word day and night (Psalm 1:2-3). Likewise, the Lord reminds Joshua to meditate on God's word continually so that he will be careful to obey it (Joshua 1:8). In both Psalms and Joshua, the Lord promises to prosper those who keep their minds focused on him. Meditation is not emptying our minds, rather it is filling our minds with God's word.

Try this exercise in meditation...

• Sit in a quiet place maybe in your home or outside in creation. Silence your cell phone, TV, radio, iPod, etc. so that you are not distracted.
• Open your Bible to our April Scripture Memory passage Luke 19:10. Ask God to speak to you through his word.
• Say the verse aloud slowly.
• Say the verse aloud again emphasizing the key words.Think about the key words as you say them.
• Ask yourself: Who is the Son of Man? What two things does he do in this passage? Who does he do it to? Who is lost?
• Voice this verse as a prayer back to God: Thank you, God, for sending Jesus, the Son of Man, to seek and to save me when I was lost from you.

To learn more about meditating on God's word, check out the following resources:
The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
Soul Shaping by Jim L. Wilson
http://www.lifeway.com/Article/how-to-have-a-quiet-time

I'd love to hear what God is teaching you through meditation!