THE OPEN-SECRET STRATEGY

THE OPEN-SECRET STRATEGY

As Christians, we have been empowered to live a gracious life pleasing to the Father but we still find it difficult to do at times. The bible which is given to us to guide us as the sure word of God sometimes does not seem to get the job done.

Could it be that the bible just doesn’t have enough power to help us all the time?
Is the bible limited to solving only some particular problems?
Or is it that the bible only works for specific set of people?

I would like to ensure you that the answers to the questions above are all NO.

The Bible which is the written word of God has the power to help us lead the unique life got has destined for us.
Today, Bible reading has turned to a Christian culture. As a Christian it is expected of you to read the bible every day to show that you’re on the right track with God. As far as you read your Bible every day, you haven’t back slid. If this is your mentality, you’re a time bomb waiting to explode. You need to change it.
There’s an Open-Secret Strategy on the way the bible should be used. It’s called MEDITATION
The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the following meaning
1: To engage in contemplation or reflection
2: To focus one’s thoughts on: reflect or ponder over

The bible has so much power that we can’t completely harness by just reading through or by putting them to memory.
To meditate is to reflect on what you’ve already read, to ponder over it. This can be related to Ruminant animals chewing their cud. After eating, they find a place to relax then they pass the food back to their first stomach then they begin to chew the food (cud) again extracting all the nutrients before passing it into the true stomach.
After reading a bible verse, take it as a picture in your mind, then begin to think on it till the Holy Spirit in you teaches you the truth in that verse, by so doing you will extract the power in the word.
Don’t just assume you know what the word means by merely reading it. Meditate on it and get the meaning behind the meaning.

Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalm 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Wow! Meditation helps you to know all God has freely give to you through the perfect sacrifice of his son, Jesus Christ our Lord

Further Study:

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

1 Timothy 4:5 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

1 John 2:27  But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

PRAYER: Dear Father, help me to meditate on your word that I may know you better in Jesus Name. Amen