Meditação
A meditação na Palavra de Deus é prática espiritual essencial. Diferente da meditação oriental, a meditação bíblica é reflexão profunda sobre as Escrituras — ruminar a Palavra dia e noite.
Meditar na Palavra dia e noite
Bem-aventurado o homem que medita na lei do Senhor de dia e de noite. Ele é como árvore plantada junto a ribeiros de águas.
God blesses those people
who refuse evil advice
and won’t follow sinners
or join in sneering at God.
Instead, they find happiness
in the Teaching of the Lord,
and they think about it
day and night.
Long ago I promised the ancestors of Israel that I would give this land to their descendants. So be strong and brave! Be careful to do everything my servant Moses taught you. Never stop reading The Book of the Law he gave you. Day and night you must think about what it says. If you obey it completely, you and Israel will be able to take this land.
I deeply love your Law!
I think about it all day.
Your laws never leave my mind,
and they make me much wiser
than my enemies.
Thinking about your teachings
gives me better understanding
than my teachers,
and obeying your laws
makes me wiser than those
who have lived a long time.
I will study your teachings
and follow your footsteps.
I will take pleasure
in your laws
and remember your words.
I love your commands!
They bring me happiness.
I love and respect them
and will keep them in mind.
Even before sunrise,
I pray for your help,
and I put my hope
in what you have said.
I lie awake at night,
thinking of your promises.
Frutos da meditação
A meditação produz entendimento, alegria e adoração. Quem medita na Palavra encontra direção, paz e renovação espiritual.
Let my words and my thoughts
be pleasing to you, Lord,
because you are my mighty rock
and my protector.
I speak words of wisdom,
and my thoughts make sense.
Our Lord, I will remember
the things you have done,
your miracles of long ago.
I will think about each one
of your mighty deeds.
I remember to think about
the many things you did
in years gone by.
Our God, here in your temple
we think about your love.
As long as I live,
I will sing and praise you,
the Lord God.
I hope my thoughts
will please you,
because you are the one
who makes me glad.