THE LAW OF MEDITATION

THE LAW OF MEDITATION. In this article, learn about,  Ps. 77:12 “I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.” 1Tim. 4:15 “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.” Ps. 119:97 “O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all day.” 

MEDITATION ON GOD’S WORD IS A COMMAND

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

Josh. 1:8 “The 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 success.”  Jn. 14:23 “If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” 

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

The Law of Meditation- For Prayer And Seeking God, And Building God into Your Life 

• 2 Pet. 3:1-2 “I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
• That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets,
• and the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour.”
• The law of the Spirit is that we meditate on His work and talk about His works.
• Whatever you meditate upon soon becomes a part of you.

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

“Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them.” 

• There is no halfway.
• We either serve God or the Devil.
• God says to give yourself wholly to them.
• Halfway Christianity produces failure and disappointment.
• Give yourself wholly to Jesus and His word. 

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

MEDITATION ON GOD’S WORD BRINGS SUCCESS

• Ps. 1:2-3 “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditates day and night.
• He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
• that bringeth forth his fruit in his season whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
• Pr. 4:21-23 “Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
• For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
• Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

“Ps. 37:31 “The law of His God is in his heart, and none of his steps shall slide”.

• 1 Cor. 3:9 ” Ye are God’s husbandry  (garden Ep. 4:15 “Speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”
• Ps. 119:23 “Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
• Their testimonies also are to my delight and my counsellors.”
• Josh. 1:8 ” 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 success.”
• The man that meditates on God’s Word day and night become God-possessed because the Word is God.

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

Jn. 1:1. Whatever this man does is a success.

• He is like a tree planted by the waters.
• He is so attached to God that even in times of drought his leaf does not wither.
• And He is connected to the vine.
• “The law of His God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

He becomes what he puts in his heart.

• His steps are controlled by his heart.
• He cannot fail. He cannot miss God.
• God’s Word is in his heart.

God controls him.

• “Keep them in the midst of thine heart.”
• This is life unto those that find this secret.
• Keep the Word in your heart.
• Refuse to meditate on anything but Jesus.

 This will produce more of Jesus. 

• You are God’s husbandry.
• You are God’s garden.
• And You put seeds in a garden. 
• What seeds you plant will soon blossom forth in that garden. 

God’s Word is the seed for your garden.

• Put God’s Spirit Word in your Spirit heart, and you will have Godly fruit. 
• Put Devil thoughts in your heart, and soon Devil fruit will come forth in your life.
• This is why Rom. 6:13 tells us to yield our members to God and not to the Devil.
• Whichever one you yield to will soon dominate you.
•  “Speaking the truth in love; grow up into Christ in all things.”
• As we think of God’s Word we soon speak God’s Word.
• We are soon growing up into full-grown sons.
• Princes may “speak against you” but you will meditate on His Word.
• His Word becomes your first love and your adviser.

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

Praise the Lord.

• Instead of worrying about what people are saying about you, just run to the Word and get lost in love.
• His Word advises you and encourages you.
• This is the best psychiatric treatment that you will ever get.
• “Thou shalt meditate therein day and night then thou shalt make thy way prosperous.
• Then thou shalt have success.”

If you are a failure, it is because you are too lazy to be a success.

• God tells us to meditate on His Word constantly instead of enemy thoughts; then we act on these God thoughts making our way prosperous.
• Such meditation brings success.
• Keep feeding doubt, fear, failure, limitations, your own shortcomings, and worry into your heart; and that is exactly what you become.

You become a failure. 

• Feed God’s Word into your heart and soon you become completely controlled by these living God Words.
• They give you life.
• They make you a success.
• Hallelujah! 

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

MEDITATION ON PLEASANTRIES IS A COMMAND 

• Phil. 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
• whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
• whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
• And whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue,
• and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

Ps. 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart,

• be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”
• Ps. 49:3 “My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”

The law of the Spirit is that we speak about good things. 

• We are to think of things that are pure, lovely, and of a good report.
• If there is anything good in it at all, we are to speak on the bright side. 

We are commanded by the Spirit to bring forth a good report.

• We are to break ourselves of this Devil-taught habit of looking for the weak side, or the dark side, or the slurring side. 
• And We are to bring forth a good report.
• If there is no good report, don’t report.

There are plenty of good things to report.

• Just change the subject matter to Jesus.
• When you catch yourself bringing the negative report again,
• stop right in the middle of it, and move on to something good.
• “To him that ordereth his conversation aright,
• I will show the salvation of the Lord.” Ps. 50:23.

Make sure your meditations are acceptable in God’s sight.

• Would Jesus think about those things? If not, they are not fit for you either.
• I will meditate and speak on wisdom and understanding.
• I will not meditate on misunderstandings.
• And I will not meditate on confusing issues.
• I will just keep my mind on the Lord.
• I’ll do more deliverance for God and my country with this attitude than I will with a controversial argumentative spirit.

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

MEDITATION IS A TIME OF QUIETNESS

• Gen. 24:63 “Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide:
• and he lifted his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.” 
• Acts 10:9 “…. Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
• And he became very hungry, and would have eaten:
• but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,  And saw heaven opened …” 
• Ps. 77:6 “… I commune with my own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.” 
• Ps. 4:4 “Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.” 
• Nu. 9:8 “standstill, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”

Get alone with God at a quiet time.

•  Early morning is a good time for some.
• Others will find that late in the afternoon just before eating is an excellent time to commune with God.
• Isaac went out to meditate just before dusk.
• This was probably a custom handed down to him from  Abraham.
• Peter went up to pray just before his noon meal; and as he prayed,
• he fell into a trance; and God spoke to him by the Spirit.
• A good time to seek God like this is on an empty stomach.

Then you are in the Spirit of fasting.

• Then the Spirit seems to be more active.
• “I commune with my heart.
• My spirit made a diligent search.
• You begin to search your heart.
• You begin to look into the Spirit World.

God begins to speak to you as you meditate upon Him.

• Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.”
• As you lay down to rest, get quiet.
• Set your whole attention on Jesus.

Just wait in His presence.

• He will begin to manifest the gifts of the Spirit in this atmosphere.
• It is good to precede this by a short time of praise and praying in the Spirit.
• Many times I pray in the Spirit for fifteen minutes to an hour.
• Then I will get quiet.
• Sometimes I actually drop off to sleep for five minutes.

As I begin to wake up I hear from God.

• Heed the warning; “stand in awe and sin not.”
• Righteousness and holiness are very important.
• Sin can break down the communication lines with the Holy Spirit and establish them with the enemy spirit.
• “Stand still so that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”
• This is a law of the Spirit.
• As we get quiet and still, we can hear the voice of God easily.
• (For prayer and seeking God, and for building God into your life)

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

MEDITATION ON GOD’S WORD IS A COMMAND

• Ps. 77:12 “I will meditate also on all thy work, and talk of thy doings.” 
• 1Tim. 4:15 “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”
• Ps. 119:97 “O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all day.” 

Josh. 1:8 “The 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 success.” 
• Jn. 14:23 “If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him,

and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” 

• 2 Pet. 3:1-2 “I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
• That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets,
• and the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour.”

The law of the Spirit is that we meditate on His work and talk about His works.

• Whatever you meditate upon soon becomes a part of you.
• “Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them.”
• There is no halfway.
• We either serve God or the  Devil.
• God says to give yourself wholly to them.
• Halfway Christianity produces failure and disappointment.
• Give yourself wholly to Jesus and His word.

THE LAW OF MEDITATION

MEDITATION ON GOD’S WORD BRINGS SUCCESS 

• Ps. 1:2-3 “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditates day and night.
• He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
• that bringeth forth his fruit in his season  whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
• Pr. 4:21-23 “Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
• For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
• Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” 
• Ps. 37:31 “The law of His God is in his heart, and none of his steps shall slide.
• 1 Cor. 3:9 ” Ye are God’s husbandry  (garden Ep. 4:15 “Speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”
• Ps. 119:23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

Their testimonies also are to my delight and my counsellors.

• Josh. 1:8 “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 success.”
• The man that meditates on God’s Word day and night become God-possessed because the Word is God.
• Jn. 1:1. Whatever this man does is a success.
• He is like a tree planted by the waters.
• He is so attached to God that even in times of drought his leaf does not wither.
• And He is connected to the vine.

 “The law of His God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”

• He becomes what he puts in his heart.
• His steps are controlled by his heart.
• He cannot fail. 
• And He cannot miss God.

God’s Word is in his heart.

• God controls him.
• “Keep them in the midst of thine heart.”
• This is life unto those that find this secret.
• Keep the Word in your heart.
• Refuse to meditate on anything but Jesus.

This will produce more of Jesus.

• You are God’s husbandry,
• You are God’s garden, and you put seeds in a garden.
• What seeds you plant will soon blossom forth in that garden.

God’s Word is the seed for your garden.

• Put God’s Spirit Word in your Spirit heart, and you will have Godly fruit.
• Put Devil thoughts in your heart, and soon Devil fruit will come forth in your life.
• This is why Rom. 6:13 tells us to yield our members to God and not to the Devil.
• Whichever one you yield to will soon dominate you.
• “Speaking the truth in love; grow up into Christ in all things.”

As we think of God’s Word we soon speak God’s Word.

• We are soon growing up into full-grown sons.
• Princes may “speak against you” but you will meditate on His Word.
• His Word becomes your first love and your adviser.
• Praise the Lord. Instead of worrying about what people are saying about you, just run to the Word and get lost in love.
• His Word advises you and encourages you.

This is the best psychiatric treatment that you will ever get.

• “Thou shalt meditate therein day and night then thou shalt make thy way prosperous.
• Then thou shalt have success.”
• If you are a failure, it is because you are too lazy to be a success.
• God tells us to meditate on His Word constantly instead of enemy thoughts; then we act on these God thoughts making our way prosperous.
• Such meditation brings success. 
• Keep feeding doubt, fear, failure, limitations, your own shortcomings, and worry into your heart; and that is exactly what you become.

• You become a failure.

• Feed God’s Word into your heart and soon you become completely controlled by these living God Words.
• They give you life.
• They make you a success.
• Hallelujah! 

MEDITATION ON PLEASANTRIES IS A COMMAND 

• Phil. 4:8 “Finally, brethren,
• whatsoever things are true,
• whatsoever things are honest,
• And whatsoever things are just,
• whatsoever things are pure,
• whatsoever things are lovely,

And whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue,

• and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
• Ps. 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart,
• be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”
• Ps. 49:3 “My mouth shall speak of wisdom;
• and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”

The law of the Spirit is that we speak about good things.

• We are to think of things that are pure, lovely, and of a good report.
• If there is anything good in it at all, we are to speak on the bright side. 
• We are commanded by the Spirit to bring forth a good report.
• We are to break ourselves of this Devil-taught habit of looking for the weak side, or the dark side, or the slurring side.
• And We are to bring forth a good report.
• If there is no good report, don’t report. 

There are plenty of good things to report.

• Just change the subject matter to Jesus.
• When you catch yourself bringing the negative report again, stop right in the middle of it, and move on to something good.
• “To him that ordereth his conversation right, I will show the salvation of the Lord.” 
• Ps. 50:23. Make sure your meditations are acceptable in God’s sight.
• Would Jesus think about those things? If not, they are not fit for you either.
• I will meditate and speak on wisdom and understanding.
• I will not meditate on misunderstandings;
• And I will not meditate on confusing issues.
• And I will just keep my mind on the Lord.
• I’ll do more deliverance for God and my country with this attitude than I will with a controversial argumentative spirit. 

MEDITATION IS A TIME OF QUIETNESS 

• Gen. 24:63 “Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide:
• and he lifted his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.” 
• Acts 10:9 ” Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 
• And he became very hungry, and would have eaten:
• but while they made ready, he fell into a trance.
• And saw heaven opened” 
• Ps. 77:6 ” I commune with my own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.” 
• Ps. 4:4 “Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.”
•  Nu. 9:8 ” standstill, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.” 

Get alone with God at a quiet time. 

• Early morning is a good time for some.
• Others will find that late in the afternoon just before eating is an excellent time to commune with God.
• Isaac went out to meditate just before dusk. 
• This was probably a custom handed down to him from Abraham.
• Peter went up to pray just before his noon meal; and as he prayed, he fell into a trance; and God spoke to him by the Spirit. 
• A good time to seek God like this is on an empty stomach.
• Then you are in the Spirit of fasting.
• Then the Spirit seems to be more active.
• “I commune with my heart. My spirit made a diligent search.” 

You begin to search your heart.

• You begin to look into the Spirit World.
• God begins to speak to you as you meditate upon Him. 
• “Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.” 
• As you lay down to rest, get quiet.
• Set your whole attention on Jesus.

Just wait in His presence.

• He will begin to manifest the gifts of the Spirit in this atmosphere. 
• It is good to precede this by a short time of praise and praying in the Spirit.
• Many times I pray in the Spirit for fifteen minutes to an hour. 
• Then I will get quiet.
• Sometimes I actually drop off to sleep for five minutes. 
• As I begin to wake up I hear from God.
• Heed the warning; “stand in awe and sin not.”

Righteousness and holiness are very important. 

• Sin can break down the communication lines with the Holy Spirit and establish them with the enemy spirit.
• “Stand still so that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”
• This is a law of the Spirit.
• As we get quiet and still, we can hear the voice of God easily.

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