Meditation

Eastern meditation teaches you to empty your mind. Christian meditation centers around filling our minds - especially with God's Word. Here are 7 things to meditate on:

• Meditate on the Word – Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Ps. 119:148 My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
Ps. 119:97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.

• Meditate on God Himself – Ps. 63:6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.

Ps. 145:5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.

• Meditate on God’s Works, His creation – Ps. 77:12 I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds.

Ps. 119:27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.

Ps. 143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.

• Meditate on God’s Thoughts and Wisdom – Ps. 119:15 I ponder every morsel of wisdom from you, I attentively watch how you’ve done it. (Message)

Psa. 119:48 relishing every fragment of your counsel. (Message)

Is. 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

• Meditate on His Name – Mal. 3:16 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 those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name.

• Meditate on Godly Character – Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

• Meditate on all the Things He Has Taught You –  1Tim. 4:15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.

My prayer to prepare the heart for Biblical meditation:

Fill my mind so I can think Your thoughts

Fill my eyes so I can see Your beauty

Fill my ears so I can hear Your voice

Fill my mouth so I can speak Your wonders

Fill my heart so I can know You more

Fill my hands so I can do what You do

Fill my feet so I can go where You go