And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
— Deuteronomy 6:6-9
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
— Psalm 1:2-3
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
— Deuteronomy 5:29
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
— Joshua 1:7
Meditate, Practice, Pray, by Thomas Brooks. The following contains an excerpt from his work, “The Unsearchable Riches of Christ.”
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
You must meditate and dwell upon what you read; otherwise your labors will be lost. The more any man contemplates the Scriptures, the more deep and firm impression is made upon his heart by those truths. Heavenly meditation brings out the sweetness in divine truths. Not those who get most, but those who keep most, are the richest. Just so, not those who hear most, or read most; but those who meditate most, are the most edified and enriched.
You must also practice and live out what you read. To read much and practice nothing, is to hunt much and catch nothing. Ah. what cause have most to sigh, that they have heard so much, and read so much; and yet done so little.
You must also pray over what you read. Many read much, and pray little; and therefore get little by all they read. Galen writes of a fish called Uranoscopos, that has but one eye, which continually looks up to the heavens. Just so, when a Christian has one eye upon his Bible–the other eye should be looking up to Heaven for a blessing upon what he reads.
MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
— Psalm 119:97
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
— Psalm 19:14
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