The virtue of Bible meditation
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord , and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 1 ESV The critical definition of the righteous in this psalm is the one who delights in God’s word, and meditates on it all the time. We have become use to the eastern idea of meditation in which one tries to empty the mind, but the Christian idea of meditation is quite the opposite being a focused and intent thoughtf...