Content Quiz 4 Flashcards
Theme of chap 4
Meditating on Gods Word
What analogy did David use in Psalm 63:1
His longing for God was like a person longs for water in the desert
Steps of Meditation
- Prepare
- Collect
- Rehearse
- Connect
- Record
- Praise
When and where did David choose to think about God?
At night in his bed
The steps of meditation represent a rough path along which you can approach God ____________ and ___________
Purposefully; fruitfully
Godly meditation occurs when
We focus our thoughts on Gods character and work
One key tool to aid your memory is
Repetition
What phrase is repeated 26 times in Psalm 136?
For his mercy endureth forever
Four specific examples of Gods glory and goodness
- Made the heavens
- God of gods
- Smote great thing
- Parted the Red Sea
Ruminating » negative thinking» __________
Depression
Why did God instruct the people of Israel to make a pile of stones near the Jordan River?
As a memorial so they could tel their children in the future how God helped them cross the river
Better appreciate His love over time: write the following:
- Reading
- Focus
- Thoughts
- Questions
- Answers
- Praises
Instruments of meditation
- Gods providence
- Gods Word
Focus of meditation
- Gods person
- Gods works
- Gods purposes
Importance of meditation
- Our thought naturally OPPOSE GOD
- Gods thoughts are HIGHER THAN OURS
- Through meditation God blesses us with wisdom, wonder, holiness, and fellowship