March 19
Christian meditation is the filling of the mind for the purpose of acting. It is a means of learning by repeated exposure to the same ideas. It involves study, reflection, and rumination.
Unlike mystical meditation, Christian meditation sees understanding as the product of thinking on whatsoever is virtuous (Phil. 4:8). Christian meditation is not an end in itself but is intended to yield the fruit of right living.
In Joshua 1:8, God tells Joshua, “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.”
