Sarah’s Corner
Volume 71 - 17, May 2017
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(Part 2)
Pastor Nkechi Ene (Mrs.) In the preceding article, I mentioned that there is power in meditating on the Word of God but a lot of people have not discovered it yet. We went on to look at two things that should
tree that you have been painting has become a reality; it has
happen when you, as a Christian, cultivate the habit of meditation and learn how to tap into that power that exist in scriptural meditation.
8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night.” Joshua 1:8
In this article, we are going to look at the remaining two things that should happen when you engage the power in scriptural
2 “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:2
meditation.
become something tangible that you can touch.
The Scriptures above speciRically state that meditation is to be
You Have To Locate Yourself Properly 7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8
done day and night. This means that as you meditate on the Word of God you become addicted to it, your mind becomes soaked up with the Word of God, and all you are thinking and breathing is the Word. It means you have become a fanatic of the Word of God. It does not end with your speaking and thinking alone; the environment in which you place yourself, the friends you stay with, the local assembly you belong to must feel the impact of the Word of God in your life. The environment in which you live your
The third thing that happens as you meditate upon the Word of
life must be conducive for your growth, as the picture that you
God is that you locate yourself properly. “The waters” in the
have painted becomes reality.
Scripture above, refers to a stream or a channel of water as used in irrigation. The Scripture above says that a blessed man is like a
Sometimes, circumstances in your life may become stagnant
tree planted beside the waters. Always remember that your
water that will not allow the tree you planted to grow. You have
location is important; your location has to be conducive for
seen the picture, you have planted the seed, but it is not by rivers
growth. This is where the day and night, and the habit factor are
of water anymore. At this point, it is important to mention that
critical. The idea is as you go on day and night, cultivating the
another meaning for the word “planted” is transplanted.
healthy habit of meditating on the Word of God, painting the
Therefore, whenever you plant your tree and the irrigation fails,
picture with the right words thereby making the area conducive,
you simply dig it up and relocate it to a place where it is
the tree continues to grow, the roots continue to spread tapping
conducive. Thus, that Scripture also means that you shall be like a
into the water. You will discover that one day the picture of the
tree transplanted, if necessary, to the location conducive for you.
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