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In Eastern meditation, one
is to empty the mind in order to allow whatever spiritual
influences in that might be seeking entrance. Biblical meditation
is very differrent from this in that it is meant to fill one's
mind with the Word of God thereby guarding the mind from those
ungodly spiritual influences. The goal of Biblical meditation
is an internal transformation through the renewing of one's
mind.
Romans 12:1-2
(1) I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of
God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
(2) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern
what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
We are to replace our thoughts
with God's thoughts, our patterns with God's patterns, and
our prioroties with God's priorities. We are able to achieve
this by taking portions of God's Word and thinking about them
day and night, to dwell on them, reflect upon them, contemplate
them, ask questions about them, and making them the focal
point of our thought life. By doing this, our thoughts, actions,
decisions, and motivations, will be influenced by God's Word
in a progressively greater degree.
This section contains devotional
style meditations on various portions of scripture. These
reflections on God's Word are my own thoughts written in a
tone which can be used for personal devotions and meditation.
I strive for strict doctrinal soundness in everything I present;
however, these meditations were not written with study in
mind, but with the hope of being used to draw individuals
into a closer relationship with God.
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