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Meditation Defined
It is sequestering oneself for a time of serious and solemn thinking upon God in order to stir up heavenly affections.
Meditation is where we step out of the world and set ourselves aside for heaven.
If the wings of the bird are full of slime, she cannot fly: Meditation gives our soul wings for heavenly flight but how can they fly when they are slimed with earth.
It was said of St. Bernard that when he came to the church doors he would pray; “stay here all my worldly thoughts that I may converse with God.”
Let us prepare ourselves for meditation by praying; “Vain thoughts I leave you at this door for I go to meditate on more.”
When going up the mountain of meditation do all you can to prevent the world from following.
The Hebrew word to meditate, signifies with intense thinking on serious and solemn matters.
Meditation is not a random work.
It more than a few transient thoughts of God.
There must be in meditation a fixing of one’s heart upon an object.
It is the arduous task of elevating ones thoughts.
Joel Beeke illustration about wet wood
Meditation stirs up heavenly affections.
A Christian enters into meditation, as a man enters into a bath, that he may be cleansed, refreshed, and renewed.
Meditation enables the soul to cleanse itself from worldly stains.
Meditation is the chewing upon the truths we have heard.
In the Old Testament beasts that did not chew the cud were considered unclean and so is the christian who does not meditate.
Christian; do you filled distance and dirty?
Cold and Calloused?
Stale and Stagnated?
Do you meditate?
How long has it been since you last meditated.
Meditation is like the watering of the seed, it makes the fruits of grace to flourish.
Meditation is our duty.
Meditation is a required duty.
Therefore, it is to be obeyed not opposed.
Just as we are commanded to believe in order to be saved.
We are commanded to meditate in order to be sanctified.
Meditation is different
Meditation is different than memorizing.
Memorizing scripture elevates meditation but memorizing without meditation is dry.
When we combine memorization with meditation sweetness emerges from Scripture.
Memorization is like swallowing your food whole; while meditation is chewing and savoring foods flavor.
Memory is like a pantry where food is stored and meditation is plate from which we eat.
We are not called to remember but ruminate Scripture.
Meditation is intrinsically verbal.
This means the Psalmist memorized God’s Word — for one cannot continually mutter the Scripture without memorizing it, and vice versa.
Personally applied, this tells us that along with our systematic reading of the Bible, we ought to select especially meaningful segments to reverently mutter over.
Slowly and prayerfully turning over Scripture in this manner engages the eyes, the ears, and the mouth, and drills through the granite to the heart — maximizing internalization and devotion.
Meditation is different than studying.
Study is a work of the brain; while meditation is a work of the heart.
Study searches for the vein of gold; while meditation digs out the gold.
Meditation is difficult
Why does Christian’s seem to be so impotent?
Because there are so few who practice meditation.
Why do so few practice this discipline?
Because it is difficult.
It is easier to listen than it is to linger.
We are swift to hear but slow to meditate.
This duty has grown out of fashion because people are to busy (being under Satan’s yoke) in work that they are seldom on the Mount with God.
Not only are they too busy in work but in the world.
It’s easy to have one’s pursue stolen in a crowd and even easier to lose one’s thought of God in worldly employments.
As long as one’s heart is in the world it cannot be expected to be in worship.
If you are to busy to meditate then you have failed to realize your true business.
Too busy for your spouse will result in a broken marriage.
Too busy for your children will result in broken children.
Never be too busy for that which is your true business.
Where is the Christian that meditates on sin, hell, eternity, the recompence of reward, that takes a prospect of heaven every day?
Salvation cost Christ his blood sanctification may well cost us sweat.
They want a crown without a cross.
If you do not find God’s Word a delight you will find meditation difficult.
Meditation is a means of mortification.
Meditation is violence against our flesh.
Meditation is hard
Christian’s want delight without difficulty.
They want a crown without a cross.
If you do not find God’s Word a delight you will find meditation difficult.
Christian’s want delight without difficulty.
They want a crown without a cross.
If you do not find God’s Word a delight you will find meditation difficult.
If you do not delight in God’s Word then make this Scripture your prayer of help in this your time of trouble. . .
Meditation may seem like a yoke to heavy to bear but once it is on it become easy and what once left like a yoke now wears as a crown.
The more you meditate on him the sweeter he will become to you.
Thomas Watson said
The poets say the top of Olympus was always quiet and serene: it is hard climbing up the rocky hill of meditation, but when we are got up to the top, there is a pleasant prospect, and we shall sometimes think ourselves even in heaven.
An angel was sent to comfort Christ in the wilderness and when the soul is alone in meditation God sends not an angel to comfort but His own Spirit.
When a Christian encounters His Lord in meditation he would not exchange it difficulties for all the world’s riches.
Our encounter with the Lord in meditation will lead us to say with David
Watson, T. (1829).
A Christian on the Mount, or a Treatise concerning Meditation.
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