The Blessing of Meditation

There is nothing better than pausing in our hectic daily walk to meditate on the greatness of God. We live in a world full of noise, commotion, much talking, much activity, among other things, to such an extent that we find it somewhat difficult to set aside time for meditation. Among the spiritual disciplines that help us maintain a healthy and balanced life in God is the discipline of MEDITATION; but the discipline of meditation has been neglected. We often exercise ourselves in the other disciplines, such as the discipline of study, prayer, fasting, etc., and this is very good, but we must also discipline ourselves in meditation.

The psalmist had learned the importance of this. He expresses that his meditation on God was SWEET. We understand, then, that meditating on God and His works brings sweetness to our inner being—a sweetness that nothing in this world can give. But it does not end there. After expressing that his meditation was sweet, the psalmist states that its result is REJOICING. It is wonderful to know that the great God, Creator of the Universe and everything that exists, gives us the opportunity to delight in Him and in His works through meditation and, as a result, to have an inner sweetness that produces rejoicing. The more we discipline ourselves in meditation, the more rejoicing we will experience in our daily lives. Let us remember the counsel of the Apostle Paul when he said, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice!” But let us also remember that rejoicing is the result of the sweetness that comes as a product of meditation on God.