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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

February 12, 2015

“MEDITATE!”

Joshua 1:8

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

Several years ago I had triple heart by-pass surgery. I really did not feel too bad before the operation and was back in front of our congregation in eight days. (Instead of standing, however, I did use a stool for the first few weeks).

Part of my prescription following surgery was to enroll in a cardiac rehabilitation program at the hospital. I was making progress on the various exercise machines and walking, but there came a day when I walked out. That was the day an instructor entered our room and began to teach us how to clear our minds of all thoughts and meditate.

Isn’t strange that the world (or the god of this world – Satan) tries to duplicate the positive methods that God has given us? The "new age" crowd is nothing more than the "old age." Clearing the mind opens the portals for the enemy to enter and occupy. 

The instruction for true spiritual meditation is to be found in today’s Scripture. It begins and ends with Scripture. We need to live in God’s Word and meditate on how it applies to us. Long ago I was given wise advice on how to approach a study of the Bible: Take a portion and ask yourself three questions: 1.What does it say? 2. What does it mean? 3. How does it apply to me? Then meditate on that!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

- - - Pastor Cecil