Meditating on God's Word

Quick quiz for you:

Q: What does God command in His word?

A. To read the Bible in a year.
B. To meditate on His word.

If someone has posed this question to me years ago I would have answered B, which is the correct answer. However, for years I've read the Bible every year. This isn't necessarily wrong, but when combined with memorization and prayer and the rest of life, it becomes tough.

Earlier this year it became a real challenge for me. I became extremely busy with work and was forcing myself to read without really reflecting on the meaning of the words. (Now that I think about it, I think I have faced this issue in years past too.) When I shared my troubles with my dad, he recommend I read more slowly. The fruits of this immediately started showing: More peace and joy, better understanding of the word and how it applies, and much more desire to come back to the word.

Soon after this I saw Dr. James Tour's testimony and I looked up his website. On it he boldly shares his faith and also recommends meditating on God's word: https://www.jmtour.com/personal-topics/impact-of-the-scripturesfaith-of-a-scientist/

Dr. Tour shares the blessings of meditating on God's word, which is biblical. Now I make it my aim to meditate on God's word, and I have already experienced so many blessings from it.

"Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day." (Psalm 119:97)