Daily Devotion February 5

Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Many times when we think about the word meditation we often think of some mystical something that is distinct from Christianity.  However, if we look at the Hebrew word for meditation: hagah- which means to quietly speak the words of the text over and over to yourself we find it means something different.  Repeating the scripture over and over in our mind is much like the way a cow digests food.  We sometimes must regurgitate what we've digested so that we can chew on it some more until we are better able to process it (Sorry if that was a little gross.).

Meditation on God's Word helps us to memorize Scripture. Moreover, it helps us to get more understanding of the Word.  You know how sometimes you read a scripture you've read a dozen times and suddenly it becomes so clear to you.  That is what meditating on the Word does.  Furthermore, the Bible says here that this will help us be prosperous and successful.  But this is God's definition of success which often does not match up to the world's definition.

As we go through our day, let us remember that chewing on God's Word is a great way to help us prosper and succeed.