IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES

Do you know what meditation is? Most of you have meditated on scripture from time to time. But have you ever meditated on the person of Christ. We sing, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus.” I recommend doing just that as a spiritual discipline. You might remember a favorite event recorded in the Gospels and spend time thinking about Jesus in that situation. You might also meditate on some things Jesus said or did that are hard to understand or disturbing.

But let me introduce you to a different kind of meditating on Jesus. Come with me to a seminal event in the life of Jesus. In Luke 24 we read that after His resurrection Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Jesus opened the Scriptures to them. And later they said  their hearts burned within them as He taught. In the Bible the word “heart” refers to the center of your being. Their lives were set ablaze as Jesus taught. But notice how He taught them. Verse 27 says,

“Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted for them the things concerning Himself in all the scriptures.”

Let those words soak in a minute. “In all the scriptures.”

Now go with me to John 5:39. Jesus said,

“You pour over the scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about me.”

Do you see what I'm getting at in these two scriptures. The Bible teaches that every Scripture points to Jesus. So can you meditate on Jesus in scripture, in the New and Old Testaments. All meditating on scripture should be meditating on Jesus.

Let me give you an easy one.  John the Baptist said Jesus is the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” So, what light does that shine on the Old Testament sacrifices? Here's another. When the people were about to die of thirst in the wilderness Moses struck the rock and water came out. 1st Corinthians 10:4 says that rock was Christ. Jesus is The Rock that was struck so we would not die in the wilderness.

I need this say that this is not always so easy. You need the Holy Spirit to enlighten His word as you meditate. But it is important to know that scripture is not about you. It is about Jesus. What about the story of David and Goliath? Well, if you read that as if it were about you, you would try very hard to be courageous. And you would fail most of the time because you would be trusting yourself rather than God. Instead, can you see Jesus as your hero giving you courage? When you meditate long enough on any Scripture the Holy Spirit Will begin to show you Jesus. Your heart will begin to burn in you as well. And your life will be changed.

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