You Must Meditate, To Elevate!
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Meditate On Things Of God, Above, Not Below!
Meditate On Things Of God, Above, Not Below!
Mediate - Meletao - To take care of, revolve in the mind, to imagine | Siah = To commune, converse, to speak.
Many of us are raptured in our own thinking to the point we move based off of the feeling our mind tells our flesh to do!
Romans 8:5 (NKJV) 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
When you allow your mind/heart to be set on anything, your flesh will adhere to your thoughts!
Psalms 4:4 Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
We know that we are “OverComers” but how can we see over, unless we see through The Eyes of God?
Dwelling on your flesh, setting your mind on things of the flesh, will not allow you the ability to see or hear those things God has planned for you!
Many are blaming the Prophets, Bishops, Preachers, Teachers and Apostles, but have you checked yourself lately?
Have you meditated on The Word of God, asking for clarity to see and hear? Isaiah 64:4 (NKJV) 4 For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
God is the same yesterday, today and forever more, He has not changed, His Word remains the same but yet we still have so much evil in our hearts and in the world, why is that?
Because we have not meditated on The Things of God!
The Bible tells us that God will not withhold any good thing from you; so why are we so frustrated?
Because we do not meditate to elevate! God has already provided the level, He has already pushed the button to the next floor, the call for the come up has gone forth, but yet we remain in our place, when God has assigned you to another floor!
When you allow matters that are of no concern to your deliverance, assignment, or destiny, you all those matters to dwell in your mind/heart, those thoughts become squatters, with no intentions to assist you with anything, only to drain you and cause you pain!
The Psalmist, Psalm 73:15-17 If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me— Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
The elevation above the pain did not manifest until he went into a place of Meditation!
When you meditate, go into The Sanctuary of God and allow His Word to minister to your soul, and you will be awakened to an understanding that will “Promote” You!
Proverbs 4:5-8 (KJV) 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Sirach 6:37 (NRSV)37 Reflect on the statutes of the Lord, and meditate at all times on his commandments. It is he who will give insight to your mind, and your desire for wisdom will be granted.
A Few Reasons Why You Should Meditate!
Philippians 4:6-9 The Peace Of God Guards Your Heart/Mind: Paul tells the Philippian Church, to take your mind off the limitations and negatives surrounding you, although it may be difficult, regardless of what you experience in this life, rejoice in The Lord Always!
Malachi 3:16 The fear of God is the beginning of knowledge, fools despise wisdom and instruction. When you meditate on The Precepts of God, you will continue in them, and not concern yourself with the shortcomings, because you will elevate your knowledge to know that God is perfecting those things that concerns you! (Completing)
Therefore, it does not matter about the things of the world, or these circumstances of my life, I know that my God has approved me and hears me, and whenever I call on His Name He remembers me because I have allowed my mind/heart to meditate on His Wondrous Works!
I have allowed my mind to be free from the bondage of my mistakes and past! I have allowed my heart to be free from the religiosity that has bound me up for so long having me believing that I am so far out of His Care, that I cannot enter back in unless I please man!
What can man do to me?
When you meditate, you will elevate to speaking and clearer thinking - Psalm 49:3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
And the Glory of God shall manifest you as His Citizen of His Kingdom, and others will see that you are blessed, even when they talked about you and said you would be nothing; or tried to deny your dreams, telling you that it will never take off, but because you went into the Sanctuary Of God and meditated on His Promises!
You received Wisdom and have been promoted to the Next Level, because you took time out for God!
Moses did not meditate on The Word of God, thus he struck the rock, instead of speaking to The Rock!
Thus he was not able to enter into the promise land, but was not removed from the promise!
The Rock, there was a reason God commanded him to speak to The Rock! The Rock is Jesus, and no once can come to the Father, except by Jesus!
You call on The Name of Jesus, not strike His Name! He is Living Water, and when you drink of Him (Meditate On His Wondrous Works) you will never thirst again!
Do not allow your mind to move your flesh through meditating on those things that are painful, and not true, to cause you to act outside God’s Will!
Trust In The Lord - Have no confidence in the flesh - Trust God! Jesus went away to meditate, and was strengthen to continue on!