One thing that separates Christianity from other religions is the way we meditate and use our minds. In many religions meditation is emptying the mind of our thoughts so that other thoughts can come in. The problem is that the devil can use that practice to fill our minds with his thoughts.
Christian meditation involves filling our minds with God's word, the Bible, and focusing our thinking on the words of Scripture.
Scripture commands us to be "transformed by the renewing of our minds." That is why when we worship, we should fill our minds with scripture and thoughts of God.
Our last study was on the "Names of God." Go back and reread those devotions and if you haven't already, ponder what those names mean. Praise and thank God for how He has worked in your life. Most importantly, meditate and deeply think about who God is and what He has said to us in his word.
That's coming before Him with thinking.
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pastor arlen
PS- Jack Hayford is one of my mentors in ministries and a great evangelical thinker and writer. I recently picked up one of his older books called "The Heart of Praise" chapter 5 was the inspiration for this devotional.
