December 30, 2009
Chew it. Swallow it. Bring it back up. Chew on it some more. Swallow it again. Bring it up again. There I sat peeling potatoes in the kitchen of King’s Bible School doing this over and over. It was my first time. It was good. I really didn’t know what it would be like, but I liked it. It wasn’t at all how I had imagined it to be. It took a little getting used to, but once I got used to it I was on a role.
Now, it’s not what you may be thinking. I wasn’t doing this with food – I was doing it with scripture. I was mediating on scripture. One of our Profs was teaching us what it meant to mediate on scripture. Basically it’s what a cow does with its food. The cow chews the grass over and over. It swallows the grass. Then, it vomits the cud back up and chews on it some more. The process is repeated over and over until the grass is fully digested. This is the only way that the cow – and other “ruminants” – can fully digest their food. They have a multi-chambered stomach. If they don’t go through this process they can not digest the food and get all the nutrients they need.
We are no different. If we don’t mediate on scripture we don’t get all the “nutrients” – or Truth – from it. It is critical for our health and well being that we digest as much Truth as possible. Truth is the basis of our life in God. It begins with memorizing the scripture. Then, we need to chew it over, swallow it, and bring it back up again for more chewing. Savor each word. Consider the meaning and essence of each word. It takes time and the power of the Holy Spirit to help us get all the nutrients out of scripture. Ask the Lord to reveal the Truth that is contained in the scripture you are meditating on.
Each of these Visionals provides you with a scripture on which you can mediate. My intent is to provide you with bite sized bits of Truth that you can get into your heart. Take each week to read, memorize and mediate on the scripture provided and I am confident you will see the Holy Spirit deposit incredible nutrients into your heart. If you do this your “visibility” will improve and you will begin to see in greater clarity the Truth of who God is, the Truth of who you are, and the Truth of who our enemy is. Meditating on scripture is a powerful means of getting Truth deep into your heart enabling you to overcome the lies and strategies of the enemy and experience all the life God has for you.
Read, memorize, meditate – meditation is good.
Joshua 1:8
“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.”
Strength and courage,
David