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You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search. And I will meditate upon all thy work, and muse upon thy doings. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
While we may not speak much today of that particular activity, it is taught in Scripture as a very important discipline in our lives. The word muse means to “meditate, consider, ponder, deliberate, contemplate, review and reflect.”. In the animal world, it means to “ruminate.”.
- Meditate Or Muse–Is There A difference?
- Patterns of Musing on God’s Word
- 7 Practical Points on How to Muse on God’s Word
Since a number of translations use the word “meditate” instead of “muse,” it is worthwhile to consider the difference. The dictionary defines “meditate” as to “think about something deeply, to reflect on it or to ponder on it.” The definition of “muse,” however, conveys something further. To muse is to comment upon something, to ruminate upon it—li...
The Pattern of Joshua, the leader of Israel
In Joshua 1:8, God commanded Joshua, the leader of Israel, saying, For Joshua to be successful in leading God’s people to possess the good land, God charged him to be occupied with the Scripture by musing on it day and night. Such a practice would make his way prosperous. Similarly, for us to abide in Christ as our good land, we also need to muse on the Scripture day and night (Col. 2:7; 3:16). Such a daily practice will make our spiritual pathway prosperous.
The Practice of the God-seeking Psalmists
The ancient psalmists practiced musing on God’s word as expressed in Psalms 119:147-149, Musing upon God’s word, in the context of Psalms 119:147-149, is sandwiched between our “crying out” and God’s “hearing our voice.” So an open mouth with audible expressions is strongly associated with musing on God’s word and may distinguish it from meditation.
The Practice of George Müller of Bristol
Let us consider the example of a man of faith and prayer named George Müller (1805-1898) from Bristol, England as referred to in his booklet entitled, “Soul Nourishment First.” There Müller said, What was Müller’s actual practice of “meditating?” He wasn’t just trying to think about, understand or memorize Bible verses. Rather, after asking the Lord’s blessing upon His word, Müller would begin to muse on the Word, searching into every verse to get blessing out it—simply for the sake of obtain...
The following are seven points that I am endeavoring to practice in order to enter into the practice of musing on God’s Word: 1. Begin first thing in the morning. From George Müller’s testimony, the best time to start musing is when the world around you is the most quiet. For most of us that would be first thing in the morning. Müller said in that ...
MUSE; MUSING. muz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate" (Psalms 39:3, chaghigh; Psalms 143:5, siach); in the New Testament once (Luke 3:15, dialogizomai, where the Revised Version (British and American) reads "reasoned").
muz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate" ( Psalm 39:3, chaghigh; Psalm 143:5, siach); in the New Testament once ( Luke 3:15, dialogizomai, where the Revised Version (British and American) reads "reasoned").
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Muse; Musing :: muz, muz-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of meditate (Ps 39:3, chaghigh; Ps 143:5, siach); in the New Testament.
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