“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.” Joshua 1:8 NIV
How can you develop a love for God’s Word? Chew on it. The Lord commanded Joshua to keep Scripture constantly on his lips. Think about it. Ponder it. Chew on it. This command came with a promise. If Joshua chose to obey His command of meditation, he would be prosperous and successful.
Today, you can know this same prosperity and success as you obey God’s command to meditate on His words. The dictionary definition of meditation can be likened to a cow chewing its cud. The cow chews its food, lets it settle, burps it up, chews again, lets it settle, burps it up, chews again…. Are you getting the picture (not a nice one :))?
The idea of meditation is going over and over a passage of Scripture so that you are gaining all the “nutritional value” out of it. As you think and reflect on a Bible passage, God continues to speak to you. The world’s form of meditation is an attempt to empty oneself of stress and conflicting emotions. God’s way is to fill yourself with truth.
This is why Bible memorization is so beneficial. As you memorize, you take God’s Word with you as you go. The Holy Spirit speaks to you from His Word all throughout the day. So don’t be afraid to memorize. Start small (one verse) and expand. Try it for 3 minutes every day.
Start chewing on God’s Word. Prosperity and success are promised to you!
Chew on It
