Meditating on God’s Word
 
     Many believers read the bible as a newspaper and not as the Living word of God. God tells us to mediate on his word, not just read it. It is more effective and life changing if you meditate on a passage of scripture a day. Than reading  20 chapters a day. We live in a fast culture and sometimes we approach the word of God with that mentality. But the word of God is eternal and we need to take time to meditate, think, ponder, and consider it.  this will CHANGE your life.
 
Meditate: to engage in contemplation or reflection, to focus one's thoughts on: reflect or ponder over. to plan or project in the mind

 
Think: to form or have in the mind, to have as an opinion, to regard as or consider, to reflect on or ponder, to determine by reflecting, to call to mind or remember, to center ones thoughts on or form a mental picture of, to have in the mind engaged in reflection, to consider.

Reflect: to think quietly and calmly

Ponder: to weigh in the mind, to think about, reflect on, to think about - esp quietly, soberly and deeply. 
 

Let us look at what the Bible says about meditating on God’s word:

"Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this." - 2 Timothy 2:7

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." - Psalm 19:14

"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." - Joshua 1:8

 
"Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love." - Psalm 48:9

 
"I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds." - Psalm 77:12

 
"I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways." - Psalm 119:15

 
"Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees." - Psalm 119:23

"Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders." - Psalm 119:27

 
"I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I meditate on your decrees." - Psalm 119:48

 
"May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts." - Psalm 119:78

 
"Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long." - Psalm 119:97

 
"I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes." - Psalm 119:99

"My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises." Psalm 119:148

 
Evangelist Peter Carrion