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| Monthly Inspiration - Devotionals & Testimonies |
| Copyright © 2005 - 2009 Temple Restored Ministry All Rights Reserved |
When Solitude is Better than Society
"I will meditate in thy precepts, and will have respect unto thy ways." Ps. 119:15
There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than
speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God,
and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in His
service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real
nutriment out of them.
Truth is something like the cluster of the vine: if we would have wine from it, we
must bruise it; we must press and squeeze it many times. The bruiser's feet must
come down joyfully upon the bunches, or else the juice will not flow; and they
must well tread the grapes, or else much of the precious liquid will be wasted.
So we must, by meditation, tread the clusters of truth, if we would get the wine
of consolation therefrom. Our bodies are not supported by merely taking food into
the mouth, but the process which really supplies the muscle, and the nerve, and
the sinew, and the bone, is the process of digestion. It is by digestion that the
outward food becomes assimilated with the inner life. Our souls are not nourished
merely by listening awhile to this, and then to that, and then to the other part of
divine truth. Hearing, reading, marking, and learning, all require inwardly digesting to
complete their usefulness, and the inward digesting of the truth lies for the most
part in meditating upon it.
Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow
advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not
thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind
it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it;
the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their
feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord, and be
this our resolve this day, "I will meditate in Thy precepts."
"I will meditate in thy precepts, and will have respect unto thy ways." Ps. 119:15
There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than
speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God,
and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in His
service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real
nutriment out of them.
Truth is something like the cluster of the vine: if we would have wine from it, we
must bruise it; we must press and squeeze it many times. The bruiser's feet must
come down joyfully upon the bunches, or else the juice will not flow; and they
must well tread the grapes, or else much of the precious liquid will be wasted.
So we must, by meditation, tread the clusters of truth, if we would get the wine
of consolation therefrom. Our bodies are not supported by merely taking food into
the mouth, but the process which really supplies the muscle, and the nerve, and
the sinew, and the bone, is the process of digestion. It is by digestion that the
outward food becomes assimilated with the inner life. Our souls are not nourished
merely by listening awhile to this, and then to that, and then to the other part of
divine truth. Hearing, reading, marking, and learning, all require inwardly digesting to
complete their usefulness, and the inward digesting of the truth lies for the most
part in meditating upon it.
Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow
advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not
thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind
it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it;
the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their
feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord, and be
this our resolve this day, "I will meditate in Thy precepts."
| Testimonies |
"Meeting the needs of body, mind, and spirit
is so important in these days with diseases,
drugs and immorality pounding the human
species. I am thankful you are doing your
part to make a positive difference..."
- Sylvia, Michigan
is so important in these days with diseases,
drugs and immorality pounding the human
species. I am thankful you are doing your
part to make a positive difference..."
- Sylvia, Michigan
| Devotional |
"I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I
will praise thee among much people." Psalms 35:18
will praise thee among much people." Psalms 35:18