“This 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” (Joshua 1:8).
The word meditate means “to read; to study; to think about; to mutter.” We are to keep that Word coming out our mouths.
It’s ironic when you stop to think about it. The enemy has propagated a theory in this world that people who talk to themselves are going crazy. But we Christians ought to be speaking the Word to ourselves all the time.
We ought to be meditating on the Word of God continually—reading it, studying it, thinking about it, “chewing on it” and saying it to ourselves.
For instance, you can use the time when you’re driving in your car to speak the Word aloud to yourself. You can say: “Thank God, He sent His Word and healed me. Jesus had compassion on the multitudes, and He healed them all. Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching and preaching and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. By His stripes I am healed!”
The world might think you’re a little strange when they see you muttering to yourself. But that’s okay. You know something they don’t know—you’re on the edge of a miracle!
I keep God’s Word before me and meditate on it day and night. His Word is seed planted in my heart, and it’s working mightily in me to produce a harvest of healing!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.