Meditation on Scripture is not what we commonly think of as “Bible study.” Bible study is good, and it certainly assists meditation; but Bible study is often learning about God and meditation is about knowing God.
I caution about reading commentaries because when we read other’s opinions about a passage of Scripture, sometimes it can block deeper insights and understanding that the Holy Spirit may wish to reveal or it can hinder a work that He is seeking to do in us. Books can be useful tools and aids, but reading them and learning from them is not the goal of meditation.
Once the passage is in our minds, the next step is to implant the Word in our hearts. While one may agree with Scripture, one often does not believe Scripture. What we truly believe in our heart will be acted out in our lives. The step of going from agreeing with the Word in our minds to believing the Word in our hearts is accomplished through meditation.
Biblical meditation is speaking the memorized words of Scripture over and over to oneself and to God. It is speaking those words in the first person, and speaking those words in prayer to God. Meditation is rolling every word around in our minds, thinking of its meaning, its direction, its application to us, how it addresses our lives. It is emphasizing each word and phrase in a sentence and pointing its message at our lives and our souls.
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