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By: Pastor DeWayne Wright
Youth Pastor - Agape Family Worship Center
Philippians 4:8(NKJV)
Meditate on These Things
8 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.
Luke 10:27(NKJV)
27 So he answered and said, " ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,'[a] and ‘your neighbor as yourself.'"[b]
Joshua 1:8(NKJV)
8 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.
Meditation is defined as:. continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation; to plan in your mind. The purpose of meditation in the life of the Believer is to perceive, or regard with attention the Word of God and then to take action and be doer's of the Word. The Word of God is literally life to the Believer, and the consumption of His Word is not to be regarded as just a story or a fleeting thought, but continual reflection and application of the Word to your everyday life.
The power in the Word is carried out by the Holy Spirit. God said, and it was the Holy Spirit who moved upon the face of the water. The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descended upon Jesus when He was baptized, anointing Him with power. When you spend time meditating on the word of God, you are storing up power. It is the Holy Spirit that brings back to your remembrance the Word of God. But if you don't consume the Word then there is no Word for the Holy Spirit to bring out of you.
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Psalm 1:1-2; 20-23 (NKJV)
Do Not Walk In Ungodly Counsel
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
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