Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all

that your progress may be evident to all.”

“Meletao,” the Greek word for “meditate,” has a very

interesting and inspiring connotation: to carefully set your mind on something

and then contrive. It also means to practise in your mind. 1 Timothy 4:15 says

to meditate on God’s Word, that means, set your mind on it, contemplate,

contrive, and practise it in your mind.

Meditation on God’s Word will cause you to do what it says;

it’ll propel you to action (Joshua 1:8), and the blessing is manifested in the

“doing” (James 1:22-25). Imagine practising in your mind the outreach meeting

you’re about to hold or practising in your mind the people you’re going to lead

to Christ in the coming year! It’s important that you contemplate, contrive and

practise God’s Word, and His visions in your mind from time to time.

See yourself walking in the realities of the Word and the

visions it creates in your spirit. Begin to contrive and mentally practise it

in your mind. See visions of glory, visions of yourself walking in greater

levels and dimensions of faith. See yourself charting new frontiers and blazing

new trails for the Gospel. Hallelujah! Maybe last year wasn’t exactly the way

you expected; don’t be discouraged. Contrive now what you want the future to

be.

Remember, you’re the architect of your own life, with the blueprint from your heavenly Father. An architect is able to walk through the length and breadth of a skyscraper in his mind, by reason of his training, even before the foundation of the building is laid. To him, that building is already a reality, even though it may still be on paper.