Father has shown me in dramatic ways in the last few days the power of purposeful meditation. This is not eastern meditation where I lose some state of consciousness, but I empy out worry and chew on the scripture. Thanks to one of my heroes Richard Foster I have seen the benefit of such a practice as meditation. Many Christian today feel as though study of scripture is the higest duty of a believer. I beg to differ. I am discovering through practice that medition is a divine and lost art. Simply take a scripture and chew on it similarly to how a cow chews his cudd. Regirgitate again and again. Using our imagination to place us in the time and place in which the story takes place. Waiting on the Holy Spirit as He reveals deeper truth in the passage. Take Matthew 9:12 for example. This was my first practice of late. Jesus says it is not those who are healthy who need a physician but those who are sick. The Holy Spirit showed me that I am the one who is sick with sin. He showed me that I have been in the place of the Pharisee in selfrighteousness. He showed me that people are beautiful yet sick with sin. He spent time with me at the table and showed me that He valued me. I was among the sinners and the tax collectors. Let us all attempt to truly mediate on this living word brother. It is almost a forgotten ancient practice. God give us Grace to do so.
Servant of Christ
Jonas Hamilton
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