March 3, 2023: Meditate on the Word

"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful 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." (Joshua 1:8, ESV)

People of faith can only occupy the Land of Promises! Faith comes by hearing the message, so God tells Joshua not to let His Word depart from his mouth. Joshua is to meditate on it through the day and through the night. What does it mean to meditate on God's Word?

To meditate means to think about or to ponder. When applied to God's Word, as in Joshua 1:8, it means to consider God's Word with the purpose of application. "How shall I live this?" It is remembering God's Word and seeking to find strategies of application.

Many believers hurry through their devotional time and fail to think about how they might apply the word they have read. But, if we stop to think about that word and how to use it, faith often arises and, along with it, solutions to life's challenges. 

Meditation on the Word also reminds me of who God is. When I think about who He is, all things appear possible. Nothing is impossible with God! God wants Joshua to know this as he prepared to take the promised land as their God-given possession. It is what God wants you to know as you claim the promises of God for your life.