Meditate on the Word

Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are in the world. I am so thankful to have you look at this blog today. I truly welcome you, and pray that you find this useful.

We are so connected in this day and age. That we talk hasn't changed, but how we talk certainly has. One of the most powerful weapons for God, and against the enemy is social media, unfortunately the devil can also use it as a distraction. It is an entire post by itself to talk about the dangers of social media, how it too can be a wile of the devil so I won't focus on that now.

Having apps on your phone that can turn your attention back to God, is so important, I cannot stress that enough. I personally have You Version installed, and its an excellent resource because one of things it does, is show a notification for the verse of the day. A simple and effecive way to make sure that you are getting some of the word of God, even if by accident.

So when I turned to Twitter this morning, and saw my feed popping up with the verse of the day, I was happy that the word of God was being shared.

Yet it made me think.

How many people actually reflect on what they are sharing?

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.
Joshua 1:8 NKJV

God is the great I Am, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. So the fact is He again gave us the Bible that we may meditate on His word, and have good success. Meditating on the word is for our benefit, but we have to meditate to get the benefit. This means more than giving it a fleeting moment of our attention, but spending some time reflecting on what we have seen.

On my own faith journey God has challenged me using this verse so many times:

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.
Philippians 4:8 New King James Version (NKJV)

And what more praiseworthy and noble than the word of God?

So you're reading the verse of the day, or you're going to share it on Twitter, why not add a couple of lines about what that verse means to you? Or how it challenges you to do something different in our life? 

Whatever you do, if you're going to start off by reading on the verse of the day, remember you're on a journey. Don't stay in that place. Start by reading on the verse of the day, then the chapter, then the book. Perhaps try following a Bible reading, after that and as your relationship with God grows, He will lead you on which scriptures He wants you to read.

In this age of distraction turn you focus back to God, meditate on His word, and see how it changes your life.

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