Jos 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

I was thinking about this verse this evening and quoting it to my daughters. We frequently refer to and think about meditation in the word as being vital to our success as Christians. But I had frequently thought of meditation as being almost exclusively an internal discipline, i.e. figuratively chewing up the word in my brain. This is an accurate understanding, however, if we look at the first clause of the verse "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth" we will see that the application of meditation involves the use of the mouth which indicates communication with others. Here our Lord is commanding Joshua to talk about his word. To quote his word. Presumably, not merely for personal edification, but also for the benefit of others.

My Application
His word is to be an important part of my every day conversation. If I am to have good success in my christian walk, both internal meditation on the word and verbal expression of the same, are vital.

Love God Hate Sin,

Nathan