Have you
had your Joy Juice today? How often do
we get quiet enough to reflect on the joy found in the pages of God’s Word?
In order to
really listen to God, we must be quiet and meditate on His Word. He will not
shout above the noise. Let’s put all the clutter and commotion. Focus on
Him—turn off the turmoil and uproar of our busy worlds and tune in to God. The Bible teaches us that King David was an
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 that through the persistent practice of Godly meditation.” (Charles
Stanley, How to Listen to God.)
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. 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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