Ten reasons to meditate
1. Prevent sin: If we hide the Word of God in our hearts, it will avoid sin from its roots (Psalm 119:11).
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- Motivates good: Meditating on the exhortations and practical ordinances of the Bible reminds us of our Christian duties.
- What we think about is what we ultimately do (Proverbs 23: 7).
3. Il guide and renew prayer: Meditation on Bible verses opens up new themes and areas of prayer.
4. This turns insomnia into a blessing: has the Psalmist transformed the hours?Insomnia at a spiritual enrichment feast. (Psalm 63: 5-6).
5. Make the most of your time: it’s much more profitable than, say, watching TV, and it will also make you happier (Psalm 1:1-3).
6. It prepares you to evangelize: As we fill our hearts with God and His Word, we will be much more prepared to answer any man who asks for the reason for the hope in us (1 Peter 3:15).
7. This helps you in fraternity: you can build others in the fraternity because you can propose a verse for discussion and apply some considerations in this regard.
8. Communion with God increases: God meets His people through the scriptures. A person who never thinks of the scriptures will never find and walk with God.
9. Spiritual life is resurrected: To have a inclination toward the flesh is death; but having a mind inclined to the mind is life and peace (Romans 8:6).
10. It has many precedents and examples in the scriptures (Psalm 19:14; 39:3; 77:12): My meditation will please you: I will rejoice in the Lord (Psalm 104:34).
1. Limit: Do not take more than 5 to 10 minutes to get started, and start with a short verse or part of a verse.
2. Diversify: Some days, choose a theological verse, others a practical or devotional text.
3. Write: Write the text on a small map or card and place it in a place you usually access (bag or pocket?).
4. Remember: Memorize the text in 2-3 blocks of words by reciting it aloud. Set specific times of day to remember the verse (meal hours).
5. Focus: Take the keywords and look them up in a dictionary (Portuguese or Biblical). Replace certain words with parallel or even opposite meanings.
6. Ask: Ask the verse (who, what, where, when, why, how?)
7. Explain: Think about how the verse would explain the verse to a child or someone outside the Christian context.
8. Pray: Use the verse in prayer (worship, confession, gratitude, request).
9. Review: Archive maps and read them every Sunday to test their memorization.
10. Do it: not only an intellectual exercise, but it leads you to practice (believe, repent, wait, love, etc. ).