We are to find strength and encouragement in GOD’S Word!
The ability to hear God’s voice and walk in a prophetic anointing is not reserved for a select few but is a gift available to every believer. Your prophetic anointing is not a title but is a function of hearing GOD.
It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Joshua chapter 1:
1 And after Moses, YAHWEH’s servant, died, YAHWEH spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ faithful assistant, and said,
2 “My servant Moses is dead. Now get up! Prepare to cross the Jordan River, you and all the people. Lead them into the land that I am giving to the Israelites.
3 Every part of the land where you march I will give you, as I promised Moses.
4 Your borders will extend from the southern desert to the northern mountains of Lebanon, and from the great river Euphrates in the east, to the Mediterranean in the west—including all the land of the Hittites.
It took GOD only a few days to get the Israelites out of Egypt. However, it took 40 years to get Egypt out of the mindset of the Israelite nation. The exceptions being Moses, Joshua, and Caleb.
5 Joshua, no one will be able to defeat you for the rest of your life! I will be with you as I was with Moses, and I will never fail nor abandon you.
What a commitment! What was expected of Joshua?
6 You must be strong and brave. You will lead the people to acquire and apportion the land that I promised their ancestors I would give them.
7 You must remain very strong and courageous! Be faithful to obey all the teaching that My servant Moses commanded you to follow. Do not deviate from him to the right or to the left, so that you will have overwhelming success in everything you undertake.
8 Recite this scroll of the law constantly. Contemplate it day and night and be careful to follow every Word it contains; then you will enjoy incredible prosperity and success.
9 I repeat, be strong and brave! Do not yield to fear nor be discouraged, for I am YAHWEH your God, and I will be with you wherever you go!”
Some believers no longer pick up their Bibles and study. Others only open their Bibles on Sunday morning. Joshua’s success was tied directly to FATHER’S command to meditating on HIS Word day and night.
What does it mean to meditate on The Word day and night?
To meditate on the Word day and night means far more than simply reading the Bible frequently. In Scripture, meditation is the intentional practice of filling your mind with God’s Truth, reflecting on it deeply, speaking it to yourself, and allowing it to shape your thoughts, decisions, attitudes, and actions throughout the day.
The phrase comes most prominently from Joshua 1:8. A similar command is found in Psalms 1:
2:”…his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.”
What does “meditate” mean?
The Hebrew word translated meditate is hagah. It literally carries the idea of:
- murmuring
- speaking quietly to oneself
- pondering
- rehearsing repeatedly
- thoughtfully reflecting
It paints the picture of someone who continually turns God’s Word over in their mind until it becomes part of them.
Unlike many modern ideas of meditation that seek to empty the mind, Biblical meditation seeks to fill the mind with God’s Truth.
There are four parts of biblical meditation:
1. Read the Word carefully
You begin by reading a passage slowly.
Instead of asking, “How much can I read today?” ask:
- What is God saying?
- What stands out?
- What does this teach me about God?
- What does this reveal about me?
2. Think deeply about it
Ask yourself:
- Why did God include this?
- What does this mean?
- How does this fit with the rest of Scripture?
- How would my life change if I actually believed this?
Meditation is chewing on Scripture like food until you absorb its nourishment.
3. Speak it
Notice Joshua 1:8 says:
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth…”
Meditation includes quietly repeating Scripture.
For example:
“The LORD is my shepherd…”
Then pause.
“What does it mean that He is my Shepherd?”
Then repeat it again.
“The LORD is my Shepherd…”
This helps move Truth from the eyes into the heart.
4. Live it
Joshua 1:8 gives the purpose:
“…so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written.”
Meditation always leads toward obedience.
Knowledge without obedience is incomplete.
What does “day and night” mean?
It does not mean you must read your Bible every waking minute.
It means God’s Word becomes the continual reference point for your life.
Throughout the day:
- while driving
- working
- making decisions
- facing temptation
- speaking to others
- worrying
- planning
your mind naturally returns to God’s Truth.
The Word begins to shape your perspective.
An example
Suppose you read:
“Be anxious for nothing…” (Philippians 4:6)
Reading:
“Be anxious for nothing.”
Meditation:
- Why am I anxious?
- What am I believing instead of trusting God?
- Has God failed me before?
- What promise applies here?
- Lord, help me trust You.
Later that afternoon, when anxiety appears again, you remember:
“Be anxious for nothing…”
Now the Scripture is directing your thinking.
That is meditation.
Jesus modeled this
Jesus constantly quoted Scripture.
During His temptation in the wilderness (Matthew 4), every temptation was answered with:
“It is written…”
The Word had become so deeply rooted in His Mind that it naturally came out under pressure.
Meditation prepares us the same way.
David’s example
Psalms 119 repeatedly describes meditation:
- “I will meditate on Your precepts.” (v.15)
- “My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on Your promises.” (v.148)
- “How I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” (v.97)
David wasn’t merely reading Scripture; he was allowing it to occupy his thoughts throughout the day.
Practical way to meditate daily
A simple pattern is:
- Read a short passage (5–10 verses).
- Choose one verse that stands out.
- Write it down.
- Memorize it.
- Pray through it.
- Ask, “How should I obey this today?”
- Recall it several times during the day.
- Before bed, reflect on how you saw that Truth at work.
Meditating Scriptures is consistently connected with Spiritual growth: it moves God’s Word from the page, to the mind, to the heart, and ultimately into daily living.