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Monday, September 15, 2014

Meditate on the JOY of JESUS



                 Have you had your Joy Juice today?  As you are quietly waiting, reflect on the joy found in the pages of God’s Word.

            In order to really listen to God and hear Him accurately, we must be quiet and meditate on His Word. He will not shout above the noise.  He wants us to put all the clutter and commotion aside and focus on Him—turn off the turmoil and uproar of our busy worlds.  The Bible teaches us that King David was the expert in listening to God.  In the book of Psalms we find that David wrote many of those passages while he was quietly waiting and reflecting upon God.  As a ‘man after God’s own heart’, David first had to know the mind and heart of God. To a large extent, David accomplished the through the persistent practice of Godly meditation.” (Charles Stanley,  How to Listen to God.)

            Be aware that “GODLY MEDITATION” is not to be confused with the practice of Eastern religion.  According to J.I. Packer, “meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes & promises of God”.
           That pretty much covers it, don’t you think?  Unless we choose to meditate on the things of God and truly allow God to speak to our innermost being, then we will allow the noise of the world to drown out His message to us.

            “Mediation is God’s way of crowning our lives with His success and prosperity of soul, spirit, and body,” says Charles Stanley.  “It is also a catalyst to obedient living.”   And may I add, when we are meditating on God’s Word, living it out in obedience in our daily lives, then we will experience His genuine JOY!

             May we retreat to our quiet place and meditate on God’s personal message of joy. 

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