Monday, September 7, 2009

Our Family Time With God

Sept. 7, 2009

The Bible--Let's Meditate Upon It
A promise in the Scriptures is attached to a project. If you apply this project to your life, you will reach your full potential in whatever you do. If you will practice this project, God will give you success.
I found out about this principle in college. I was extremely busy. I was on the wrestling team, I worked a job, and I was president of my class. Plus I was involved in other extracurricular activities. My grades were suffering.
I heard about this project and learned that if I made it a priority, my grades would go up. Plus God would bless in every area of my life.
I decided to dedicate one hour each day to this project. Prime time. As a result, God blessed every area of my life, including my grades. I discovered I could concentrate better. My listening skills improved! I didn't needto read my notes over and over again before tests, God blessed!
What was this project? "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success" ( Josh. 1:8 ).
Meditation of the Word!
The Project:
1. Memorize it. Every word! Quotable! Chapter at a time. Books at a time.
2. Visualize it. Climb inside each verse and properly interpret it. Look up the meaning
of each word. Understand the context, grammar, history, and culture.
3. Apply it. Make it your own. Put your name in the verse. "For God so loved
___________, that he gave his only begotten Son...." ( John 3:16a ).
4. Worship with it. Pray it and sing it back to God. Many of the Psalms reflect David's
internalizing the Word, praying it, and singing it back to God.
Assignment: Pick a passage of Scripture for you meditation. Set aside time tomorrow to do
your project.
--Craig M. Scott--

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