Everyone knows God is able to do the miraculous. His ability is not the question. The question is, "How do we get the miraculous to happen for us?" Ephesians 3:20 tells us, "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,...

When the angel of the Lord appeared to Mary announcing that she would conceive and give birth to a son, it was an absolute impossibility. Mary had not yet known a man — she was a virgin. Then how would this happen? And the angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will...

Through meditation the creative ability of God is developed in our hearts. The things God wants to do for us must be conceived in our spirits before they become a reality in our lives. Luke 1:29-35 gives an example of how we can give birth to the Word of God in the...

Solomon instructed us to: “Keep them (God’s Word) in the midst of your heart” (Proverbs 4:21). The “heart” refers to the spirit, which is recreated at the new birth. We must maintain a regular diet from God’s Word to keep a strong spiritual life. It is not a matter...

Pictures and images are formed in our spirits from what we continually hear and see. As a result, it is of the utmost importance that we use the Word of God to paint the correct pictures in our hearts and minds. This is the primary reason for the instructions in...

Have you ever worried about something wonderful happening to you? No! People worry about tragedy and calamity. Worry is meditating on the horrible things that could happen. As believers, we probably don’t have trouble seeing ourselves enjoying heaven in the ages to...

Within every person alive there lies the power-packed ability to imagine. The human imagination is an inspiring and motivating force. As we practice meditating on God's Word, the inborn creative power of God will be released from our spirits into our imaginations....

The third meaning of meditate is to muse. To muse means to "ponder, consider, and study closely." This is the aspect of meditation that most people are aware of — taking hold of a promise or a truth and going over it again and again; not going over it in order to...

One way to meditate God's Word is to speak aloud. It is interesting to note that the Hebrew word in Joshua 1:8 translated meditate is also rendered "to speak" in the following three verses: For my mouth will speak (or meditates) truth. (Prov. 8:7) And my tongue...

There are various avenues in which to meditate the Word of God. The first way to meditate is to mutter God's Word. To mutter means to speak things quietly or under our breath, speaking to ourselves regardless of whether people are present to hear us. Everyone knows...

The Psalmist David gives us insight to the immense benefits of meditation in Psalm 1. Notice what he says: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in...

The results of meditating day and night are wonderful! Joshua 1:8 says, "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make...