"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING AND MEDITATION"

"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING AND MEDITATION"

Psalm 119:27 “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.”

Taken from today's reading in The One Year Bible:

This 119th Psalm, has 150 verses in it.
They are divided up into little paragraphs with 8 verses in each paragraph.
Except for one of the 150 verses, each verse mentions God's Word in some fashion.
This verse is both a prayer and a plan by the author.
May we have what he had.

1. God can make us understand the way of His precepts.

Psalm 119:27 “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.”

As mentioned, this is a prayer.
It's a prayer for God to give understanding
It's as if the writer is saying, "help me understand the meaning of Your commandments”.
That's really what's being said here.

We can pray along the same line.
We can ask God for understanding.
And, we can be sure He will give it to us.
He delights to help us understand His Word.
He wants to communicate with us.

2. We can meditate on all of God's wondrous works.

Psalm 119:27 “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.”

The value of having God give understanding is what we can do with it.
Once God has shown us something in His Word, then we can meditate on it.

Meditation means to ponder, to consider to think upon over and over again.
God's Word reveals to us His wondrous works and miracles.

We can think about God what God has done.
For example when taking a walk, direct your thoughts to His Word.
Think about what You read, or heard from the Bible.
It's amazing what joy and blessing it will bring to Your soul.

Questions:

1. Can you think of anything more worthy of your thoughts than God and His Word?

2. Do you know that God wants to give you understanding about His Word?

3. And, have you ever really tried to think deeply and consistently about what God has shown you?

4. Will you consider trying that this coming week?

5. Will you take clear mental or written notes of what you hear from your pastor, or read from your Bible?

6. Will you then take the time later to really think upon what God has shown you, and said to you?

A Prayer:

Father, Your Word is even placed above Your name. Your Word is life. Your Word is the food for our souls. Thank You for the Bread of Life.
Thank You for Jesus Christ who is the bread of life. And, thank You that You will give us understanding when we ask for it. And thank You for tremendous unrivaled benefit we derive by thinking upon Your Word. It fills and feeds and delights and guides, and comforts our soul.
In Jesus’ name, amen.

Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia