In His Law he meditates day and night…*
…or, how rumination prevents ruination!
The Psalmist gives us the key to remaining separate from the ungodly, the sinful and the scornful. Meditate in the Law of God.
The Law is the Word of God. His words to us. His thoughts and His will for us.
Meditate, in Hebrew, means ruminate. Chew the cud of the Word. Take a good bite of God’s Word, and chew on it, swallow it, regurgitate it, chew some more, take it in, revise it, chew again, and again, get it inside. Learn it, live it, be it.
Choose to do this. It is a choice. When we determine in our hearts to focus on what God says in His Word; what He expects of us, how He sees us, who we are in Him, and we determine to follow His ways, then we will remain so close to Him and His will that we won’t have either the time or inclination to join those who separate themselves from God through their words, attitude and actions.
When people say and do strange things with the potential to annoy, or falsely accuse or wrongfully mock Christians, it’s such a temptation to join in with their controversy, rage back, but, again, we need to stay close to what God is saying. Resist.
Resist the temptation to waste time on arguments which lead nowhere. Walk in love anyway. Savour grace. Exhibit mercy.
We have little enough time on earth to do what we know He is asking without wasting it on those who oppose us, or, rather, who oppose Him, really; that is, supposing we are doing what is right in His sight.
Day and night covers every waking or sleeping moment. No time for anything else.
Meditate. Focus. Ruminate. Day. And night!
*Psalms 1:2
Steve Rowe 