Meditating on Scripture

 Meditating on Scripture

Positive Christianity Series Episode #382

The lion symbolizes the need to persevere with bravery and courage despite intimidation and discouragements from the snake. We can persevere with boldness and motivation.

"My shield is with GOD, who saves the upright in heart."- Psalm 7: 10

GOD Almighty instructs us in Scripture about the need to be active in our faith. This means practicing our faith by praying, learning Scripture, meditating on Scripture, singing worship songs, speaking encouragement, persevering with optimism, and appreciating our virtues. GOD Almighty encourages us to be brave and courageous multiple times throughout Scripture. Scripture actually motivates and encourages us to persevere despite everything that we may be going through. GOD Almighty never discourages us from being in the path of life. Instead it is the snake that discourages and envies individuals, yet GOD Almighty helps us persist. David was envied and discouraged by the snake. David learned Scripture and based the Psalms on the writings of Moses. 

David also instructs us on the need to meditate on Scripture verses. This is noted when David says, "May the meditation of my heart [in the Scriptures] be acceptable to the LORD." We learn that the Scriptures have so much wisdom that we actually have to meditate on specific verses to comprehend the meaning of Scripture. We can ask for GOD Almighty to help us understand Scripture so that we can keep worshiping GOD Almighty and preaching. I have asked for GOD Almighty to help me understand Scripture so that individuals who do not believe may believe in King Jesus Christ and the individuals that are faithful Christians may keep faith. (This is not to boast on oneself and instead to acknowledge that GOD Almighty is the source of knowledge and wisdom.) 

Meditating on Scripture allows us to worship GOD Almighty, understand a Scripture verse, memorize Scripture verses, and remind ourselves of the eternal truth. We can then use encouraging verses to refute temporary lies of the snake. (Great worship songs tend to have encouraging Scripture verses from the Psalms or Gospel.) We can keep going to Scripture and not only read positive stories of righteous individuals who defeated evil through the worship of GOD Almighty, but also meditate on encouraging verses. 

I have persisted by reading Scripture and recently learning to meditate on encouraging Scripture verses. We learn that the Book of Joshua also states that we should meditate on Scripture day and night so that everything we accomplish prospers (Joshua 1: 7-9). This understanding is from Moses who instructed Israel to meditate on Scripture at all times (Deuteronomy 6: 4-9). David further instructs the need to meditate on Scripture verses to worship GOD Almighty. This prevents us from believing falsehoods from the snake that throws negativity at us in order to lead to frustration, fear, and resentments. Instead, we remind the snake that GOD Almighty is greater than intimidation, deceit (fake charm), and gangstalking. GOD Almighty did not forsake David nor Abijah despite adversity. GOD Almighty prospered David and Abijah for trusting in the Word of GOD Almighty. David told his adverse circumstances, "Oh GOD, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wonderous deeds" (Psalm 71: 17). Abijah told his circumstances, "The LORD is our GOD, and we have not forsaken him." (2 Chronicles 13: 10). We learn to persevere with unchanging fidelity to the GOD of gods. GOD Almighty does not forsake His faithful servants who prefer to worship GOD Almighty over the temporary things of the world.

"I have chosen the path of fidelity; I set your righteous decrees before me."- Psalm 119: 30

Learning Hebrew

Shir, שאר, means songs in Hebrew. We learn to persevere singing worship songs to GOD Almighty. We are instructed to sing worship songs to GOD Almighty since the writings of Moses. We are also supposed to avoid discouraging music and information. Discouraging music is of the snake. Singing worship songs encourages us to persevere knowing GOD Almighty guards us. We also remind ourselves of the eternal truth that tells us that GOD Almighty is forever faithful. GOD Almighty guarded David throughout his life. This is while the snake lied to those who opposed David. David wrote the Songs of Ascents, Psalm 120-134, describing his gratitude to GOD Almighty for being faithful to David and Israel.

(David was bold being a lion and did not fear when intimidated and discouraged by the snake. We learn that a statute of Moses describes that males are supposed to grow out their beards, keep their whiskers, and not cut the hair of their temples. It may be that GOD Almighty wanted males to resemble lions. This was also to help us understand that we can be distinct and unique. In the times of Moses, other nations did not keep their beards, moustaches, and also kept their hair short.) GOD Almighty encourages us to be lions preaching the true faith and being courageous. The snake envies, intimidates, and reviles faithful individuals, yet we can be bold and courageous. Cowardice is of the snake. (This is in comparison with the mgtow ideal that men have to be clean shaven (no beard and no moustache) and wear faux hawks or make bald the hair on their temples. I wonder how they came up with that?) Strength and boldness is in the worship of GOD Almighty and not in self-worship nor cowardice.