FAITH CAPSULE: Give yourself entirety to meditation. It works to the glory of God.
Joshua 1:1-9, Numbers 32
Begin to ask God for the grace to wholly follow Him. To wholly follow Him will establish man to get to the expected end of life’s journey. The word stated about following the Lord God wholly, “Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly followed Me, expect Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’”(Numbers32:11-12) Following God wholly is demonstrating the spirit of faith which Caleb and Joshua did. Does it occur to you to examine if you are wholly following God?
It is written in 2Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,” As it was profitable to the men of God in the Bible days, so it is profitable to any that makes the choice to get into the word of God continuously. After Moses, God commanded Joshua with the need to engage word continuously by meditating. He said to Joshua in 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.” He pointed out to Joshua that meditating on the word was the way for Joshua to be successful in the assignment that was designated to him. With continuous meditation word will sink into man and the spirit of faith shall be established. With spirit of faith, following the Lord God wholly shall be without struggle.
Also, Paul the apostle knew that his days were numbered when he wrote to Timothy in 1Timothy 4:15, “Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.” Paul’s command about meditation testifies to the importance of meditation. Meditation that works requires consistency spending day and night, and wholly giving oneself to follow God. Meditation is labor and labor is a sacrifice. A believer that is constant and consistent meditating on the word of God cannot be eliminated from the promise that is encased in the journey of life. Meditation is not memorization and when it becomes consistent, there will always be availability of grace to observe to do according to what the word says. Give yourself entirety to meditation. It works to the glory of God.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to wholly follow Him.