![]() There is no one like you, no other god worthy of honor. All of creation testifies to your awesome and unique works. I recognize you as a holy and majestic God-one who deserves great praise and glory. Lord, quiet my heart and still my soul as I wait on you during these moments alone. When we do that, God’s Word nourishes and strengthens our soul and draws us even closer to Him.Īs you begin to read and reflect about God and His Word, here is a meditation prayer you might offer to Him: Then we apply those truths to our lives, maybe even praying them back to God as we digest them. We spend quiet moments reading His truths, thinking about them, “swallowing” their goodness. That’s what we are to do when we meditate on God and His Word. Then it chews that food again before finally digesting it and allowing the food to nourish its body and produce the milk we drink. While eating, a cow literally regurgitates its food. Meditation, as used in the Bible, is like “chewing” on the truths in God’s Word: much like a cow chewing on its cud. While we can do that anytime, anywhere, most of us can focus better on God when we plan intentional times alone with Him without distractions. ![]() ( AG) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.Meditating on God’s Word, His character, and His actions involves spending time with Him. ![]() ( AF) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. ( AD) 19 This is the verdict: Light ( AE) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. ( AB) 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, ( AC) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. ( Z) 17 For God did not send his Son into the world ( AA) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. ( Q) 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, ( R) so the Son of Man must be lifted up, ( S) 15 that everyone who believes ( T) may have eternal life in him.” ( U)ġ6 For God so loved ( V) the world that he gave ( W) his one and only Son, ( X) that whoever believes ( Y) in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ( N) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven ( O) except the one who came from heaven ( P)-the Son of Man. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” ( J)ĩ “How can this be?” ( K) Nicodemus asked.ġ0 “You are Israel’s teacher,” ( L) said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, ( M) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. ( I) 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. ![]() ( H) 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”ĥ Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. ” ( G)Ĥ “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. For no one could perform the signs ( E) you are doing if God were not with him.” ( F)ģ Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ( B) 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, ( C) we know ( D) that you are a teacher who has come from God. 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus ( A) who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
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