Leaving Beyond – Grounded In Scripture

“Without meditation, the truth of God will not stay with us; the heart is hard, and the memory slippery, and without meditation all is lost. Meditation imprints and fastens a truth in the mind.” ~ Thomas Watson

Without meditation upon the truth, it is no better than seeking an exciting experience. One may search for a text to stir up a moment of excitement and find it, while another may search the text to see what it says and means, find it, feeling accomplished in the discovery and then close the book. We may search for the truth, find it and still miss its application in our lives. It may be looked upon, such rich treasures revealed but never delighted in. We move on. We seek more treasure. But we are not changed by it.

How is this different from the man who treats God’s Word with contempt, seeking only the fleeting thrill of temporal excitement? One boasts in his experience and another feels accomplished having dug, found and left the treasure behind? One never sought the truth and obtained the fleeting experience he desired. The other sought the truth, found it, and left it behind.

Pity the man who studies faithfully yet neglects prayer and meditation. For it is the work of God to bring out such rich treasure and to work in his heart and it is the responsibility of the man to seek the truth, pray, meditate and obey.

It is not enough merely to seek the truth and discover it; we must linger over it in daily meditation and pray for God’s mercies that we may be changed by it.

“Without meditation, the truth of God will not stay with us; the heart is hard, and the memory slippery, and without meditation all is lost. Meditation imprints and fastens a truth in the mind.” ~ Thomas Watson

Grace and Peace, y’all
Soli Deo Gloria

April J. Buchanan