Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation: Find True Peace in Jesus

How can we turn our knowledge about God into knowledge of God? The rule for doing this is demanding, but simple. It is that we turn each truth that we learn about God into a matter for meditation before God, leading to prayer and praise to God.1

Beginning the morning with even a few moments of quiet, biblical meditation sets the tone for the rest of the day.

In a sense, meditation is finding verses in the Bible and putting our names in them.

Quick Tip: Keep a meditation journal. Every day list the date and write down the verse or reference the Lord gives you. As you study the passage, jot down your thoughts about it. Over time, you’ll develop your own informal Bible commentary.

Meditation provides peace when our world changes.

Meditation is staying our minds on the Lord, loving Him with every thought, fearing Him, and delighting in His commands.

What does it mean to “stay” our minds on the Lord? It means to keep our minds focused on Him, to think about Him, to be devoted to Him, and to be conscious of His person, His presence, and His providence over our lives.

Heavenly peace comes through meditation and trust. We must “stay” our minds on Him and trust in Yah—Yahweh, Jehovah, the Lord—forever.

But how do we shift from our lower thoughts to God’s higher ones? According to an earlier passage in James, it’s by having the Word of God planted in us, looking intently into it, and not forgetting what it says, but doing it.