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No matter where or when in our life there comes a time when we will be called upon to perform more than one task at a time - MULTI TASKING
I would like to take a few minutes tonight to show you an area in our spiritual life that we can do this and it will make a great change in our lives.
1. Memorize God's Word
2. Meditate on God's Word
3. Move upon God's Word
4. Meet with God
MEMORIZE GOD'S WORD
WHY?
1. (Psalms 119:11) Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (KJV)
Every day we all fight a battle against our flesh, whether we are saved or not.
lust, sin, and temptation are all things that we face eah day. If you are not saved, do not know Jesus as Savior then you are simply doing what comes natural.
If you are saved, realized that you are a sinner, there is a penalty for that sin and know that you could not do anything to save yourself, and by faith trusted Jesus to save you; then you now have two natures battling for control; of your life.
The one nature that gets fed the most will be the one that wins the battle for control of your life.
WHY MEMORIZE GOD'S WORD?
TO HELP PREVENT SINNING AGAINST GOD
FOR GUIDANCE IN OUR TIME OF NEED
2. (Psalms 119:105) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (KJV)
Think of a flashlight pointed at the ground in front of you, it lights the area right near you. The Word of God does the same thing for us, it gives us an answer for our immediate needs.
When the jailer came into the prison cell after the earthquake following the point when Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises unto God, he had been at the point where he was going to kill himself because he thought that in the chaos some of the prisoners had escaped; after discovering that none had, he asked "sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
They replied, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16:30-31
In the darkness of the hour, God's Word gave an answer to his immediate need.
Have you seen God's Word as a lamp for your immediate need? Salvation or any other need?
Then the Word of God shines as a light down the path of life, as we follow God after salvation the Word of God gives us guidance along the way.
(Proverbs 3:5-6) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (KJV)
MEDITATE UPON THE WORD OF GOD
Take the scripture verse that you have memorized and think about it; really think about it. Is there a special meaning to you in the verse?
1. In what way does the verse help you out?
2. Is there someone in that passage that you can relate to?
3. What are the consequences if you disobey the Word that you have read?
4. What blessing is in store for you if you choose to obey the scripture?
(Psalms 1:1-2) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (KJV)
HOW DO WE DO IT?
You could memorize the verse first then meditate upon it, if it is a short verse then this could work well, but what if it is a longer verse?
Then meditating on it while memorizing it would be a great help, you see we will rermember what we hold important. If we meditate upon the scriptures and think of why they are important to us we will be more likely to memorize them, and won't give up on doing it.
The longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9, my daughter had to memorize this verse in school and she still remembers it today and that has been 7 years ago, she said it took a lot of work and prayer to do it.
(Esther 8:9) Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. (KJV)
To memorize this scripture and find the meaning of it you would need to also look at the surrounding verses to find out what is going on; not only are you memorizing scripture but studying the Bible as well. What started out as a simple memorization exercise has now grown into something more.
Memorizing God's Word and meditating upon it is great; but, knowing it in your head and meditating on it in your heart is only half the task; MULTI TASKING... more than 1 thing at a time
WE MUST ALSO MOVE UPON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
(James 1:22) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (KJV)
There may be some of you here tonight that have learned something through the preaching service already tonight; what if the two of us had just been content to keep the things that God has revealed to us through His Word to ourselves and not come to serve you in this place, would you have learned what you did tonight?
What if others had not come to preach God's Word, who would have been helped?
What if the disciples and all those that ever heard what Jesus had preached in His time had kept silent?
Would the world know of Jesus today?
If we keep all that we know to our self will the next generation know about God's wonderful plan of salvation?
(Proverbs 30:1-4) The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? (KJV)
What would happen to a generation that does not know God?
(Proverbs 30:11-14)
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. (No respect)
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. (No wisdom of God)
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. (Prideful)
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. (KJV) (Violent)
Solomon saw this generation in his time, and as I look around this world I can see the same thing.
It is easy to look at the upcoming generation and say, yes look at them; you see how they are, wicked, ungodly, that is the younger generation.
What about my generation? I see the same thing there also,
When I look into the mirror of God's Word, there are time when I see others in the Bible doing wrong and I want to say; AHA, see look at them,
Do you know what I see if I take the time to look closer? ME
Lastly, while we are memorizing, meditating, moving, in order for this to be affective we must also be meeting with God.
(Psalms 50:15) And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (KJV)
(Jeremiah 29:12) Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. (KJV)
( Psalm 105:4) Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. (KJV)
(Jeremiah 29:12) Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. (KJV)
(Acts 17:27) That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: (KJV)
MULTI TASKING
- MEMORIZE
- MEDITATE
- MOVE
- MEET
CAN WE DO IT? YES WE CAN
(Philippians 4:13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (KJV)
WILL WE DO IT? THAT IS OUR CHOICE
WILL YOU DECIDE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW?
HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO TRUST JESUS AS YOU SAVIOR?
TIME IS SHORT,
ACCEPT JESUS or REJECT JESUS
Interesting thought, thanks for sharing. Hope it goes over well at the prison.
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