The spirit of God and the Word speaks an earth shaking truth when we poise ourselves to listen. This particular chapter slows us down to really take a closer look at mediating biblically.
I think we can rush by this topic, and take a " I already do that" attitude when we surfacely look at mediation. I think most of us know that its really studying God's word, but I wonder if we understand also that when we mediate , we are doinf more than reading the word, rather, we are asking God to speak as we listen for his voice to speak to our lives.
I am encouraged by paragraphs 2-3, pg 39, which draws our attention to the sole purpose of biblical meditation. This thought is helpful for me, "biblical meditation involves looking at the Word and compare it to our lives, the world we live in then responding by making tangible changes.
"Let us reoresent him unto minds as we find him described in the Gospel; and there we shall behold the perfections of Divine nature, though covered with the veil of human infirmities; and when we have framed unto ourselves the clearest notion that we can of a being, infinite in power, in wisdom, and goodness, the author and fountain of all perfection, let us fix the eyes of our soul upon it, that our eyes may affect our heart; and, while we are musing, the fire will burn." -Henry Scougal
The spirit of God and the Word speaks an earth shaking truth when we poise ourselves to listen. This particular chapter slows us down to really take a closer look at mediating biblically.
I think we can rush by this topic, and take a " I already do that" attitude when we surfacely look at mediation. I think most of us know that its really studying God's word, but I wonder if we understand also that when we mediate , we are doinf more than reading the word, rather, we are asking God to speak as we listen for his voice to speak to our lives.
I am encouraged by paragraphs 2-3, pg 39, which draws our attention to the sole purpose of biblical meditation. This thought is helpful for me, "biblical meditation involves looking at the Word and compare it to our lives, the world we live in then responding by making tangible changes.
"Let us reoresent him unto minds as we find him described in the Gospel; and there we shall behold the perfections of Divine nature, though covered with the veil of human infirmities; and when we have framed unto ourselves the clearest notion that we can of a being, infinite in power, in wisdom, and goodness, the author and fountain of all perfection, let us fix the eyes of our soul upon it, that our eyes may affect our heart; and, while we are musing, the fire will burn." -Henry Scougal
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I think we can rush by this topic, and take a " I already do that" attitude when we surfacely look at mediation. I think most of us know that its really studying God's word, but I wonder if we understand also that when we mediate , we are doinf more than reading the word, rather, we are asking God to speak as we listen for his voice to speak to our lives.
I am encouraged by paragraphs 2-3, pg 39, which draws our attention to the sole purpose of biblical meditation. This thought is helpful for me, "biblical meditation involves looking at the Word and compare it to our lives, the world we live in then responding by making tangible changes.
"Let us reoresent him unto minds as we find him described in the Gospel; and there we shall behold the perfections of Divine nature, though covered with the veil of human infirmities; and when we have framed unto ourselves the clearest notion that we can of a being, infinite in power, in wisdom, and goodness, the author and fountain of all perfection, let us fix the eyes of our soul upon it, that our eyes may affect our heart; and, while we are musing, the fire will burn." -Henry Scougal
I think we can rush by this topic, and take a " I already do that" attitude when we surfacely look at mediation. I think most of us know that its really studying God's word, but I wonder if we understand also that when we mediate , we are doinf more than reading the word, rather, we are asking God to speak as we listen for his voice to speak to our lives.
I am encouraged by paragraphs 2-3, pg 39, which draws our attention to the sole purpose of biblical meditation. This thought is helpful for me, "biblical meditation involves looking at the Word and compare it to our lives, the world we live in then responding by making tangible changes.
"Let us reoresent him unto minds as we find him described in the Gospel; and there we shall behold the perfections of Divine nature, though covered with the veil of human infirmities; and when we have framed unto ourselves the clearest notion that we can of a being, infinite in power, in wisdom, and goodness, the author and fountain of all perfection, let us fix the eyes of our soul upon it, that our eyes may affect our heart; and, while we are musing, the fire will burn." -Henry Scougal