Pondering
For some reason this word pondering has stuck with me through the evening. It is part of a theme that will be used at a conference next year.
So I looked up the word pondering. It means to consider something deeply and thoroughly, to meditate, to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully. Of course that brought forth the deeper thought of meditating.
We are told all through the Bible, to meditate, to dwell, to consider and not only consider but to apply the word of the Lord to our hearts, to our minds, to our spirit. We are to allow the Lord to write His word upon our hearts, to make it a reality within. That we can draw strength from it during the time of spiritual warfare, when the enemy is throwing all kinds of things our way.
When fear, anger, hate, bitterness, loneliness, when any of these things come upon us we can turn to the Lord, to prayer, to His word, we can begin to meditate on Him and then a peace and rest will come to our heart, our mind and our spirit.
The Lord wants to make His word a reality in our life. The Word of the Lord is a lamp unto our feet and a guide to our path and as we meditate on it, as we read it, as we ponder it then it becomes part of us.
We are to ponder the word, we are to meditate on it, apply it and let it become real, become part of us. It is often in simplicity that the Lord reveals Himself to us. Through His word, He often confirms to us what He has been speaking.
Are you pondering the word? Are you asking the Lord to make His word alive and real in your life?
Let us ponder on the awesomeness of God and realize that we have the honor of being able to come into His presence and sit at His feet and ponder deeply and thoroughly the awesomness of our God.
Till tomorrow!
Paul
Paul