In His Hands International Bible College

We live in a microwave generation.  People are impatient.  Everyone wants everything right now.  We have high speed cameras, high speed internet, fast food, fast track traffic lanes, and we can watch current events instantaneously as they occur by satellite television broadcasting. The question is, what are we forfeiting spiritually by our haste and impatience?  For Esau, it was his birthright (Genesis 25:29-34).  For King Saul, it was his kingdom (1 Samuel 13).  Many believers who are caught up in the flurry of this “microwave” generation are forfeiting great spiritual benefits. One of these is the blessing of Biblical meditation.     A.W. Tozer notes: “A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less direct methods of reaching their goals.  We have been trying to apply machine-age methods to our relations with God.  We read our chapter, have our short devotions, and rush away, hoping to make up for our deep inward bankruptcy by attending another gospel meeting or listening to another thrilling story told by a religious adventurer lately returned from afar.   The tragic results of this spirit are all about us:  Shallow lives, hollow religious philosophies, the preponderance of the element of fun in gospel meetings, the glorification of men, trust in religious externalities, quasi-religious fellowships, salesmanship methods, the mistaking of dynamic personality for the power of the Spirit… We don’t need to have our doctrine straightened out; we’re as orthodox as the Pharisees of old.  But this longing for God that brings spiritual torrents and whirlwinds of seeking…this is almost gone from our midst.”   This study presents Biblical meditation as a spiritual discipline that is essential for Christians. It exposes the dangers of meditation diversions and defines Biblical meditation, its purposes, and its importance.  The study includes practical suggestions for making time to meditate, preparing for meditation, and eliminating hindrances.  Guidelines are given on meditation methods and selecting Scriptural topics for meditation.  Each chapter includes study questions and practical steps for personal application. The purpose of this study is not to generate an intellectual discussion of meditation.  Its objective is to lead you into a discipline that will totally revolutionize your spiritual life—the practice of Biblical meditation.