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The Daily Disciple-January 3,2018-Eat Slowly

The Daily Disciple
How to become fruitful
By James H. Park
2018 Daily Devotions for Adult
January- Discipleship
Week 1 - January 1-6 2018
Feed on God’s Word

January 3,2018  

Eat Slowly

“This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success”. Joshua 1:8.


Although we live in modern world where fast food is ordered quickly, consumed rapidly and forgotten immediately, the study of the Bible does not lend itself to such a hurried approach. The Word of God must be eaten slowly to nourish the soul properly. Here are some very practical tips that many people have found to be helpful in their daily study of the Bible or other devotional material:

Mark the Text- One of the best pieces of advice is studying the Scriptures is to mark the text. You can use a pen, pencil, or a highlighter t underline or make notes about your observations. The marking of the text not only slows down your reading but the ink is also like a second pair of eyes- helping you observe the wonderful structure and relationships that are build in the Scriptures.

Meditate on the Text- The Lord instructed Joshua, as cited in our verse for today, to “ not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

The meaning of the Hebrew word for “meditate” in this verse conveys the idea of speaking to one’s self, which is certainly in harmony with the instruction to not let the word “ depart from your mouth.”

Anything that we can do to carry about the Word of God in our heart, our minds, our eyes, our mouth will be greatly instrumental to the prosperity of our spiritual life. To do this, we must take our time when reading the text of the scriptures. Only then can our devotional lives deeply nourish our hungry hearts.

I would like to hear your experience or testimonials.
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