How to Meditate on God’s Word for Deeper Worship

Introduction: 

Worship Hypenated By the Word

To most Christians, worship is greatly linked with singing in church, raising hands and listening to worship music. These are lovely statements, but worship goes far deeper- it is in our constant consecration of our hearts, our minds, and our deeds to God.

Meditation is one of the most effective means through which we come to enrich and to deepen our worship. Biblical meditation involves more than a hurried reading of the Bible and then going on; it means taking your time, contemplating, and allow the truth about God to take root in your heart and permeate all of your life.

This mediation guide will explain why it enhances worship, how to go about it step-by-step and tips to help you adopt it as a daily practice.

1. What is Biblical meditation?

Biblical meditation does not compare to secular or eastern meditation. Instead of unloading your mind you are loading it with the Word of the God. The Hebrew word meditate is a word of Hebrew origin and it is used to describe what I am talking about as hagah that means murmur, ponder, or speak softly. It creates the image of the individual who keeps reflecting on the Scripture and repeating it in his mind.

Key Scripture:

Happy is the man... in whose delight is the law of the LORD: making him meditate in his law day and night. Psalm 1:1-2

When you meditate biblically you do not just memorize verses, you allow the truth in those verses to change you inside and out.

2. The Reason Why God Word Meditation Enriches Worship

When you Meditate on Scripture it transforms your worship in the following ways:

1. Shows more of the nature of God- As you come to know God intimately, the more will be your worship.

2. It stops being about you and starts being about God- Worship is all about what He is and not what you are feeling at the time.

3. Grows your faith – When you know the promises of God is embedded in your heart, you can always worship with confidence.

4. Makes Bible part of your songs and prayers- Godly worship is enriched when it is taken out of the bible.

3. What the Difference Between Reading and Meditating is

Most believers read the bible every day yet they are unable to live positively. It is so because reading is just a beginning, where the transformation is achieved through meditation.

Reading = Information collecting

Meditation = Allowing that piece of information to form your heart and your mind

Consider reading to be a preparation of planting a seed and meditation is watering, growing and giving that seed deep roots.

4. How to Meditate on Gods Word-Step-by-Step

Step 1:

 Before you Start- Pray

And start with calling on the Holy Spirit to help you think. Simply a prayer:

Lord open my eyes to wondrous things in Your Word. Do make me different today."

Step 2: 

Pick a Short Passage

Just start it with 1-3 verses, better the ones talking about the character of God or promises. Examples:

Reading from psalm 103: 1-5 What I read is about giving thanks and praise.

Importance (Isaiah 40:28-31 ) -Find s

trength in the lord

John 15:4-5 Abiding in Christ

Step 3-Read Slowly & aloud

Go through the passage two or more times and this time accentuating different words. This aids you in picking out details you would have missed when you are jotting through.

Step 4 

Answer the Meaning

Ask yourself:

What do I learn about God in this?

So what does this say about my current situation?

What veils Worship?

Step 5 

Personalise it

Put and make the verse in your own words as your own statement or prayer. Psalm 23:1 example:

I have what I need in You, Lord, You are my Shepherd.

Step 6 

Dwell on it throughout the Day

Repeat the song again on the way of walking, driving, or resting. Play it as a background music to your day.

5. Tips on Meditating Every Day

Choose a regular period- The time right after waking up or at night may be the most helpful.

Make a diary entry Take some notes under the verse and write down what you thought.

Associate it with worship music-Locate the songs that embrace the verse.

Make a verse cards - have them in your wallet/desk or your phone lock screen.

Start with a little bit Start with even 5 minutes a day of concentrated meditation and you will easily feel the difference.

6. Verses About Meditation

Multiple times, the Bible offers the use of meditation. These are some of the verses to sets your practice:

Joshua 1:8 (WLC) A lawsuit on his lips, meridian and nocturnal: These words are on thine ample lips:

Psalm 19:14-14-May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O LORD, my strength and my redemption.

Philippians 4:8-....think about such things.

7. The Meditativeness of Worship How Meditation Shapes Worship

Scriptural meditation alters your worshipping:

Your songs are emotional since you sing out of your truth.

It is a good prayer since it agrees with the promises given by God.

You have been putting on His Word and it has soaked more into your heart.

8. A 5 Minutes Daily Worship Meditation Plan

This is one easy way to attempt each morning:

1. Read: Choose a single verse that is short e.g.Psalm 103:1

2. Repeated: repeat slowly 3 times.

3. Reflective: What must this mean of God?

4. Pray: Make it your own personal prayer.

5. Pause: Rest silently 1 or 2 minutes thinking on the verse.

9. Frequently made Errors

Attempting to hasten it – Meditation is slow in intent.

Selecting more text than is necessary- Examine only compact sections.

A checklist approach - It is not completed until it is transformed.

10. Transforming Meditation into a Way of life

Biblical meditation is not just something to do when you wake up as a routine; but can also be integrated into your day to day life:

When cooking a verse should be repeated.

Hear Scripture audio on the way to work.

Top and tail the day with a praise verse.

Eventually it will become natural that as the heart overflows the heart will express this in worship.

Conclusion: 

Our Worship Comes Out of the Word

Your worship is altered when you meditate on the Word of God. It goes beyond just doing this in the church and making it an everyday thing.

May this be your prayer:

Holy Lord, may my adoration be based on a heart with Your Word. Make me experience Your truth and teach me to meditate that my life shows forth Your glory.