by Chris Steele

May 11, 2008

We need to understand the value of meditation. Not just any kind of meditating, but contemplating on the great wonders of this world; how the great God of heaven made them all, and how we ought to devote time and energy in deeper reflection of our relationship with our Creator.

Our lives are filled with distractions of all sorts, pulling us in every possible direction. If we are not careful, we let the things of this life fill our minds with so much that we do not take the time to think on the most important things of this life. If we could take a simple survey of our thoughts, at any given point during the course of the day, how often would they focus on God or the things associated with Him? When we look at common sights like grass, flowers, and trees, or birds and animals, or the beautiful blue sky on a sunny day, or look into the eye of the storm with its lightning flashing and thunder rolling, or gaze up to the stars and moon in the night sky, do these things draw our attention toward heaven and the Creator that made them all?

David said, “Make me understand the way of thy precepts, so I will meditate on thy wonders” (Psalm 119:172). The Psalmist was lead to thoughts of God when he meditated on Jehovah’s “glorious splendor” and “wonderful works” (Psalm 145:5). Paul adds the idea that the very attributes of God; things that cannot be actually seen with the human eye, are clearly understood through the things that are made. “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead...” (Romans 1:19-20). Those who fail to meditate on the Creator and His marvelous works, may end up as those who failed to “retain God in their knowledge” (v 28).

To meditate on the wonderful creation around us is crucial in directing our minds toward God. A mind that is inclined toward Jehovah is one that will search out His will and put it into practice in his life. “Blessed is the man” whose “delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” (Psalms 1:1-2). “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them…” (1 Timothy 4:15).