Joshua
1:8 - This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but
you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do
according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your
way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (nkjv)
While
going through a study of Joshua, this verse really spoke out to
me in such a real way! We should be talking about the Word of God,
and it should not depart from our mouths! This word depart: To
go away; leave. So
basically it means that we should be reading, meditating, and
observing the Word of God and not allowing it to go away (to leave)
our lips!
"When
you speak the Word, the Word Speaks to you!" - Anonymous
That
quote is SO true! Think about it, when you're studying for something
it often helps to write out what you're memorizing, and
it definitely helps to speak what you're trying to
memorize, am I right? So if we follow what the Word of God says, then
it SHALL NOT DEPART FROM YOUR MOUTH DAY AND NIGHT! Mutter the Words
of God! Okay... so maybe don't sit in a corner and
mutter under your breath until people start moving away slowly (with
good reason). That would be weird.
In
all seriousness though, throughout the day shouldn't we be repeating
verses from the Bible? It helps our focus so much more when
we're thinking about it day & night! I know my day sure
goes better when I do that. When I don't do that, and I'm in the
flesh just going about my day without the Word of God, my day DOES
NOT go so well. Anybody else? I know I'm not alone in that!!
Just
think about it for a minute, and ask yourself these exact words: Do I
talk about the Word of God everyday, throughout the day? Or do I read
it once and forget about it until I read it again?
God
bless, and blog soon
