By Adeshola Abraham
Meditating on Scripture is one of the great keys to spiritual growth. In Psalm 1, David writes, 'In his law he meditates day and night' (Psalm 1:2 NKJV). But the word 'meditation' is not one that a text-and-Twitter generation relates to very well. We think meditation is a discipline that requires hours of uninterrupted time, and time is the one thing we don't have any more of. And the result? We live busy but spiritually barren lives. Some of us actually think meditation is a fine thing, but we believe that there are too many other areas of spiritual growth and character development we need to work on first.
What's the problem? We don't understand what it means to meditate, or the rich benefits it will give us. 'A spoon of instant coffee is okay if you just want the basic taste of coffee. But if you want more - if you want to enjoy the flavours of the coffee in all their richness - you have to let it percolate.'
*So, we could paraphrase the Scripture this way: 'In his law he percolates (to allow God's word to move through your soul and have effect on you) day and night.' That is what Paul meant here: 'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom' (Colossians 3:16 NKJV). This weekend, enjoy the aroma, taste the flavour and experience the strength. May the unfailing word of God do you good in Jesus name. Amen.*
Good Morning and a joyous weekend.
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