Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Meditation according to Joshua 1:8 is a warfare strategy. When Joshua stood at the edge of the most impossible military campaign in history with about two million people behind him, and fortified cities and giants ahead of him God gave him one instruction, to meditate. God did not give him a battle plan, a prayer strategy, or a fasting schedule. God told him to meditate on the Word day and night.

Two Hebrew words are used to describe Biblical Meditation:

Haga - To mutter, growl, chew. It describes a lion growling over its prey. In ancient Jewish culture, people read scripture out loud. To “Haga” (meditate) means to physically whisper, speak, or mutter God’s Word to yourself repeatedly throughout the day to internalize its power. On His law he meditates day and night." (Psalm 1:2). Haga is commonly called the “Noisy Meditation “because it is based on Vocal, audible repetition.

Siyach - To muse, converse, rehearse, complain, or declare. It implies a deep emotional and cognitive preoccupation with a subject (like healing, deliverance, and breakthrough). It involves lovingly reviewing a concept in your mind or talking it out—either completely internally or in conversation with God. Siyach is commonly referred to as “The Deep Converse" because it is based on Internal reflection or prayerful talk - "Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day." (Psalm 119:97).

Mediation like other spiritual disciplines (Prayer, Fasting, and Worship) produces outstanding fruits which includes revelation, transformation, and motivation. On top of it all meditation becomes the ability to hear God’s voice and respond accordingly.

According to Joshua 1:8 true biblical meditation (Haga) is not passive thought, but muttering or murmuring the Word aloud to internalize its power. Believers should speak God's promises out loud and declare the outcome as a spiritual reality. Meditating on the "Living Word" builds an active, working faith that makes God's promises tangible.

The command to meditate changed everything around Joshua and became the catalyst for him to be successful in every battle he fought. Biblical meditation is more than a devotional habit. It is a warfare strategy. It is the tool that builds what prayer alone cannot. It is an unshakeable inner image that forces circumstances to align with the promises of God.

The crisis in the body of Christ today is not a prayer crisis. We pray and even fast but with little results. The crisis in the Body today is a revelation crisis. We should meditate on the Word of God until we have seen it clearly enough on the inside of us to build from it on the outside. We now come to that stage were we declare the Word and it comes to pass. This is the Power of Meditation.

 

PASTOR ABRAHAM GEORGE