The Bible as the Words of God has been clouted with controversies, mainly because of religious indifferences. Those claim to be Christians firmly acknowledged the Bible as nothing else than the Words of God hence, meditating on it is a must for Christian believers. Meditation as part of spiritual exercise was practiced by other religious groups by turning their attention to inner self trying to reach out to the presence of God for the purpose of realizing themselves as also divine.
Meditating on one’s self without the aid of the Bible or Words of God can pose a more dangerous result, for the evil spirit may intrude to deceive an individual that he could also be divine as God. This is contrary to what the Words of God says; Roman3:23 – “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Can we really be divine? I stand to disagree, for the word divine should only be attributed to God, as a supreme being worthy of praise and worship.
Reasons Why Christian Should Meditate on the Words of God?
It is God’s commandment that a believers should anchor his life on the Words of God.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Joshua 1:8
1 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
The needs to meditate on the Words of God should negate the claim of other sects that we should only be listening to the one who are called to preach the Words of God. This is another fallacy that aims to deceive the people and prevent them to come to the truth. How one could internalize every word and every verse in the Bible if he only relies on the words from the mouth of the preacher. God sends man to preach the gospel yet after receiving the words, the preacher should admonish the believers to meditate on the Words of God. According to the study ; by listening only 10% are retained in our memory after several hours, by reading 25% are retained in our memory with the same length of hour, 50% are retained in our memory by studying, and by memorizing and meditating we retained 100% in our memory with the same length of hours.
How Should the Bible differ from other holy book of other faiths?
Hebrews 4:12
12 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edge sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account”
Ye, the Bible is the only book that reveals the mystery of God and can unfolds the hidden thoughts of man.
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