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Meditating on Scripture

Discover the transformative power of meditating on Scripture as a means to deepen your faith and nurture your relationship with God. Inspired by Abraham Kuyper, this guide emphasizes the necessity of engaging with the Word not just intellectually but through the life of the soul. Learn to quiet your heart and mind, use your imagination to focus on biblical passages, and listen for God's voice. This approach to meditation fosters personal holiness, grace, and a greater understanding of God's presence in your life.

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Meditating on Scripture

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  1. Meditating on Scripture “To have faith in the Word, Scripture must not grasp us in our critical thought, but in the life of the soul” -Abraham Kuyper

  2. Nurturing our emotions for Christ • Value the Presence of God • Personal Holiness • Worship (with others and by ourselves) • Value God’s voice • Wait

  3. How Do We Listen? By Faith Everything in the Christian life is based off Faith. • Salvation • Understanding • Grace • Recognizing God’s presence. • Our Actions

  4. Meditation is simply the art of thinking deeply Reflect on Contemplate Think deeply about

  5. Using your Imagination Imagination as a distraction • Trying not to think about something. Imagination as an anchor • Focusing on an idea.

  6. Practice – Psalm 63 • Quiet our hearts and minds using our imagination. • Use an image from the passage • When you get distracted come back to image. • When your mind wanders, go get it and bring it back. You have to train your mind.

  7. Read through the passage (SLOWLY) and underline verses catching your attention. • Read through the verses you underlined. What impressions do you have? Write them down • Read the passage again for the final time. Think deeply about it. Tell God the thoughts this Scripture brings to mind. Ask Him for His thoughts.

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