Paul tells us in Romans 12: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect ( Romans 12:2). It is how we sanctify our thinking and bring it into submission to Christ-taking every thought captive. Meditation is pondering the Word in our hearts, preaching it to our own souls, and personally applying it to our own lives and circumstances. More than ever we need to make time to meditate, to dwell in God’s Word. So many sources are bringing input into our lives: TV, radio, online news feeds, Facebook, Twitter. We have become a culture obsessed with noise and comfortable with clutter. But this same technology also threatens to distract us and drown out God’s Word. We have almost immediate access to several versions of the Bible as well as a wealth of sermons and commentaries.
It’s on our phones and tablets and computers and iPods. On the one hand our technology has brought God’s Word close at hand. It is a bewildering paradox of our day that the Bible can be so accessible and yet so marginalized. We need to carve out time to lay hold of the truth of God’s Word. It is a discipline that takes time and intention, but one that brings great benefit to the soul. One of the best ways to remedy this is to practice the spiritual discipline of meditating on God’s Word.
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