Ever wondered what is the value of spending time with God daily to meditate on his Word, character, and glory and abide in His presence? If so, here is a list of 50 spiritual reasons why every Christian should meditate daily:
- To demonstrates your trust in God.
- To accomplish more by seeking God first.
- To access the mind of Christ.
- To become more sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit.
- To squash every thought that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.
- To gain more freedom over your thought life.
- To meditate on the goodness of God.
- To hide God’s Word in your heart.
- To win the battle over your mind.
- To learn how to become a human “being” instead of a “human “doing.”
- To break the cycle of busyness and urgency.
- To be washed by the blood of the lamb.
- To get your attention back on God.
- To check in with God and connect with Him.
- To gain greater discipline.
- To reduce your distractions to internal and external forces.
- You want more success in life. (Joshua 1:8)
- So you don’t sin against the Lord.
- To break addictive patterns of behavior.
- To allow God to heal you, mind, body, and spirit.
- To learn to live in the present moment.
- To be insulated with Christ from the world.
- To build your confidence in the Lord.
- To enter into God’s rest.
- To seek God’s direction.
- To lean on God for support.
- To cast all your cares upon the Lord.
- In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.
- To overcome compulsive behaviors.
- To enter into God’s transforming presence.
- To become the clay that God can mold.
- God’s presence is no darkness.
- So that the light of God presence can remove all dark places in your soul and heart.
- To allow God to purify your heart.
- Jesus encourages us to be still and know Him.
- It was Jesus daily custom to find a solitary place pray and spend time with God.
- In God’s presence is fullness of joy.
- We cannot be in God’s presence and NOT be changed. (Remember the tax collector.)
- Only God can change you.
- To submit and surrender to the indwelling and transformative power of the Holy Spirit.
- When you draw closer to God, He draws closer to me.
- To worship God in Spirit and in Truth.
- So that God’s Spirit can live, move, and have His being in you.
- So that you may learn to stop striving.
- To let go and let God.
- To break my attachments and longings to the world.
- So that Jesus can love on you.
- To feel and experience God’s presence.
- To fellowship with the Lord.
- To be filled with the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.
- To receive power from on high. (And you will receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you.)
- To grow in Godly wisdom and stature.
- To start your day refreshed and renewed.
- To sleep better at night by releasing the cares and activities of the day.
- To restore your peace of Mind. ( I will keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed upon me.)
- To listen to what God might be trying to say to you.
- To release the grip of the world and contemporary idols have over your life.
- To possess the fruits of the Spirit.
- To break every bondage and chain of the enemy in your life.
- To turn from self-preservation to God preservation.
- To worship God and give Him Glory.