Day 95
Psalm 119: 98-99
"Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation."
The psalmist claimed that meditating God's Word increased his wisdom and understanding. He was wiser than his enemies and had more understanding than his teachers. He did nothing difficult to accomplish that. However, he had to be diligent.
We can increase our wisdom to whatever degree we desire. It depends on how much effort we are willing to put forth. Our understanding can grow if we are not lazy. Sometimes our understanding of one thing depends on our having clarity in another area. Like the psalmist, if we love wisdom, we must make meditating and studying God's Word a priority.
Let us ingest the Word at least as many times in a day as we ingest physical food. We make sure we eat to keep our bodies healthy and strong. That is a priority for us. We should consider our spiritual health and strength no less important. As a matter of fact, we need to keep in mind that good spiritual health and strength will positively affect our physical well-being.
I will give attention to the Word of God daily, at least as many times as I feed my body. I will be healthy and strong, both spiritually and physically.