Meditate on the Word
Aug 11th, 2008 by Kevin Purcell
We are admonished to Meditate on the Word in scripture. Read something very interesting from the Preaching Today Blog. Discussing the Transformational Expository Preaching Conference, Brian Lowery quoted Colin Smith who said that he meditates on the word in three ways.
First, you can meditate on a text as a prophet would, with truth in view.
Second, you can meditate on a text as a priest would, with the people in view.
Third, you can meditate on a text as a king would, with leadership in view.
I really like that. My assumption is he means that first you seriously consider the meaning of the text. Then you look at it from the standpoint of application. How does this apply to the people today? And then finally how does this fit in our present situation as a church.
I tend to struggle with putting those last two in that order. I am usually quick to find the meaning for our church as a collective and then have to remind myself that my people are also living life outside the walls of our church.
