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Besides that, this is the essential calling, not only of the child of God, but this is why we are what we are. This is why we were created, and this is why God has saved us, so that we might have sweet meditations on Him. Consider with me this evening this text under the theme, Sweet Meditation
The psalm contains eight precepts, or commands, which we’ll consider in the days ahead. I’m aware that I’m writing through the psalms at a rather slow and rambling pace, but I pray that you’re profiting from these meditations. As I assign different passages of scripture to read from day today, I’m a
It is good for us even to pass through the night with prayer and meditation that our thoughts may be cleansed and our ways directed by God. Is God’s word so important to you and the keeping of His statutes that you spend a whole night in its meditation. In the meditation of that word is our delight,
We are told in II Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” Therefore, let us make meditation on the Word of God, an important part of our spiritual exercise, so that it will be said of
In our personal devotions we must not just read scripture, we must immerse ourselves in it. We must meditate on it so that we can remember it, carrying it with us through the day. Author and pastor Donald Whitney stresses the importance of not just reading, but of meditation on scripture, comparing
There are a number of available materials that can be helpful in this endeavor. Standard Bearer meditations and some of the Beacon Lights articles can be especially useful in personal devotional study, as can be some of the Reformed Free Publishing Association publications: the book In the Sanctuary
Along the way, others have labored to provide new material for meditation. Everyone’s help has been much appreciated. Eight years ago, we began a series of devotionals that used the Psalter as a theme and guide, and I plan to reprint this series in the months ahead. There are a couple of reasons for
Applying God’s word on the behalf of others is no small matter. I approach this work with the prayer that the Holy Spirit will enable me to rightly divide the word, but I am not infallible. That’s why I caution you with regard to how to use these devotionals. The most important part of each day’s me
Looking for a good devotional? Consider Peace for the Troubled Heart. Made up of meditations on scripture texts, it’s different from other devotionals. These meditations breathe a Christian experience that is drawn from scripture, formed and regulated by sound doctrine, and realistic in a world of