meditation short comments

Meditation = to ‘mutter’ or memorize or think about or ‘repeat under he breath’ involves repetition.

Psalms 1 refers to meditate on God’s ‘law’ being a reference to the biblical instruction. (Ex. Moses)

• Imagination and visualization are involved and engaged when we focus (as advised by Ellen White), on the life of Christ, especially the closing scenes. There is an implied expectation that we use the power of mental visualization in order to engage the senses and thinking / contemplation in the process of meditation.

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Implies that what we focus on can change thinking and behavior – mental and psychological image.

Ministry of Healing: Chapter “With Nature and With God” EG White refers to meditation.

Ministry of Healing p.58. Refers powerfully to the act of vital meditation for the

The foundation for ministry is rooted in the ‘life’ of the ministry. Essentially, we cannot give what we don’t have or posses ourselves. How can we advise others to meditate when we ourselves are not engaged in that practice? We must practice and become what we implore others to do and be.

Isaiah 8:19 also refers to those who mutter and peep… Just because the Satanists, new agers or speaks

A devotional life consists of inviting and being in the presence of God

Prayer and meditation blend with each other. Meditation may give the basis for prayer as we are able to focus on self in relations to Christ. We begin by listening – prayer can therefore, be seen as a response.

Exegesis is the beginning (not the end) of a process

Journaling – writing down what we hear God say to us – God may often in quietness impress our thoughts with what he wants us to know…

A spiritual journal is a living, preserved account of God’s actions, leadings and impressions on your heart in written form. This enables continued reference. It is important to refer back to journal entries – t aid reflective thinking / meditation.

   

     All who are under the training of God need the quiet hour for communion with their own hearts, with nature, and with God. In them is to be revealed a life that is not in harmony with the world, its customs, or its practices; and they need to have a personal experience in obtaining a knowledge of the will of God. We must individually hear Him speaking to the heart. When every other voice is hushed, and in quietness we wait before Him, the silence of the soul makes more distinct the voice of God. He bids us, "Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10.   This is the effectual preparation for all labor for God. Amidst the hurrying throng, and the strain of life's intense activities, he who is thus refreshed will be surrounded with an atmosphere of light and peace. He will receive a new endowment of both physical and mental strength. His life will breathe out a fragrance, and will reveal a divine power that will reach men's hearts.  {MH 58.3}