August 11 - Meditate on t...

August 11 - Meditate on the Word Dear Randall, "And [God] brought [Abram] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Genesis 15:5-6) Do you ever have trouble believing the Word of God? Not just agreeing with it mentally, but really believing that what it says will work for you? I do. There are times when the promises in the Word stagger my mind. There have been times when I've felt so defeated and the cir****tances around me looked so bad that it was tough for me to believe I was "more than a conqueror" even though I knew God said I was. What do you do when your mind staggers like that at the promise of God? You meditate on that promise. Scriptural meditation simply means thinking about and reflecting on the Word of God. It means pondering a particular scripture and mentally applying it to your own cir****tances again and again until that scripture permanently marks your consciousness. That kind of meditation can affect your life in a way that almost nothing else can. It can, quite literally, alter your mind. That's what happened to Abram. When God first told him that he was going to father a nation, he was an old man. His wife, Sara, was also old. What's more, she had been barren all her life. How could an aging, childless couple have even one child--much less a nation full of them? Abram couldn't even imagine such a thing. It contradicted his entire mind-set. But God knew the mental struggle Abram would have, so He didn't just make him a verbal promise and leave it at that. He gave Abram a picture of that promise to meditate on. He took him out into the starry night, turned his eyes to the sky and said, "So shall thy seed be." Can't you just see Abram staring out at the stars, trying to count them? Filling the eyes of his heart with the promise of God? That's what meditation is all about. Taking time to envision the promise of God until it becomes a reality inside you. It's tremendously powerful, and by focusing on the scriptural promises God has given you, you can put it to work in your life just as Abram put it to work in his. Don't just read the Word. Meditate on it today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scripture Study: Romans 4:13-25

hi randall, my name is corrie laine. this is my first post in this message board. i have been reading your messages lately and they have been so encouraging for me, especially this one. i battle with this subject a lot in my walk with God. you'll never know how much this has helped me. thanks for doing what you do. your great!!! corrie laine

Hi Corrie. Welcome to the Christianity Board. I get these messages from kcm.org. They are by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland. I think they are wonderful and they have helped me too. I got permission from them to post the messages here. I felt I just had to share them. God bless you. Do you belong to a local support group? I know of one that meets in Opelika that is wonderful. I can give you the details if you are interested! God Bless!! Randall