Title: Proverbs 23:7 KJV
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3Proverbs 237 (KJV) As he thinketh in his heart
so is he
4I Peter 22 (NLT) You must crave pure spiritual
milk so that you can grow into the fullness of
your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a
baby cries for milk,
5Jeremiah 1516 (KJV) Thy words were found, and I
did eat them and thy word was unto me the joy
and rejoicing of mine heart for I am called by
thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
6Acts 1034 (AMP) . . . I now perceive and
understand that God shows no partiality and is no
respecter of persons,
7Joshua 16-8 (KJV) 6 Be strong and of a good
courage for unto this people shalt thou divide
for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto
their fathers to give them.
8Â 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that
thou mayest observe to do according to all the
law, which Moses my servant commanded thee turn
not from it to the right hand or to the left,
that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.
98 This book of the law shall not depart out of
thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day
and night, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all that is written therein for
then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then
thou shalt have good success.
10Verse 8 has 2 distinct parts with 6 different
steps
11Part 1 Input Digestion
- Putting Gods Word in your mouth
2) You must meditate, no one else can do it for
you - eating is up to you.
3) Just like natural eating, meditation must be
consistent and continual.
12Part 2 - Output - Strength
2) Then youll do it
3) Have good success and deal wisely
13MEDITATION
Websters view to reflect, contemplate,
observe carefully, to expect, continued thought
Vines view moan, utter, speak, sighing while
musing, ponder
14Philippians 48-9 (KJV) 8 Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report
15if there be any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things. Â 9 Those things,
which ye have both learned, and received, and
heard, and seen in me, do and the God of peace
shall be with you.
16Meditation Food Spiritual grocery list
1) True wide sense Jesus truth
2) Honest worthy of honor reverent
serious, noble
3) Just right by Gods standard
174) Pure stainless, untainted with evil or guilt
5) Lovely things that incite true love
6) Good report of godly character
18Joshua 18 (KJV) This book of the law shall not
depart out of thy mouth
19Laws teaching or instruction given to Moses
20Joshua 18 (Knox Translation) The law thou hast
in writing must govern every utterance of thine.
21 Put Gods Word in your mouth.
22Proverbs 1821 (NIV) The tongue has the power of
life and death, and those who love it will eat
its fruit.
23Romans 1017 (KJV) So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
24You must mediate, no one else can do it for you
eating is up to you.
25Joshua 18 (KJV) . . .you shalt meditate therein
day and night,
26Proverbs 134 (NLT) Lazy people want much but
get little, but those who work hard will prosper
and be satisfied.
27Proverbs 215 (NLT) Good planning and hard work
lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to
poverty.
28II Peter 15 (NLT) So make every effort to apply
the benefits of these promises to your life. Then
your faith will produce a life of moral
excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to
knowing God better.
29Just like natural eating, meditation must be
consistent and continual.
30Psalm 1914 (KJV) Let the words of my mouth, and
the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy
sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
31Psalm 11999 (KJV) I have more understanding
than all my teachers for thy testimonies are my
meditation
32II Samuel 91-3 (NLT) 1 One day David began
wondering if anyone in Saul's family was still
alive, for he had promised Jonathan that he would
show kindness to them. 2 He summoned a man named
Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. "Are
you Ziba?" the king asked. Â Â Â "Yes sir, I am,"
Ziba replied. Â
333 The king then asked him, "Is anyone still alive
from Saul's family? If so, I want to show God's
kindness to them in any way I can." Â Â
34II Samuel 98-11 (NLT) 8 Mephibosheth fell to the
ground before the king. "Should the king show
such kindness to a dead dog like me?" he
exclaimed. Â Â Â 9 Then the king summoned Saul's
servant Ziba and said, "I have given your
master's grandson everything that belonged to
Saul and his family.
35 10You and your sons and servants are to farm the
land for him to produce food for his family. But
Mephibosheth will live here at the palace with
me." Â Ziba, who had fifteen sons and twenty
servants, replied, 11 "Yes, my lord I will do
all that you have commanded." And from that time
on, Mephibosheth ate regularly with David, as
though he were one of his own sons.
36Three ways to meditate Gods Word
1) Remember Gods faithfulness gt
yesterday
2) Regard Gods presence and power
gt today
3) Reach for promises not yet attainable
gt tomorrow
37 Psalm 11-3 (KJV) 1 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. Â 2 But his delight is
in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he
meditate day and night.
38 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the
rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in
his season his leaf also shall not wither and
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
39 Psalm 11-3 (MSG) 1 How well God must like you
you don't hang out at Sin Saloon, you don't slink
along Dead-End Road, you don't go to Smart-Mouth
College. Â 2 Instead you thrill to God's Word, you
chew on Scripture day and night. Â 3You're a tree
replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every
month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom.
40 Genesis 2463 (KJV) And Isaac went out to
meditate in the field at the eventide and he
lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the
camels were coming.
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