If you are a young person in love, you probably think about your beloved “day and night.” If you are facing a challenging situation at work, your focus is on finding a solution “day and night.”

In Hebrew culture, phrases like “day and night” and “east to west” serve as all-inclusive indicators. That is, “day and night” means “all the time.” It is natural for certain situations to consume our thoughts all the time. But Scripture admonishes us to focus on one thing in particular: God’s Word. When Joshua prepared to enter the Promised Land, God encouraged him to meditate on His Word continually (Joshua 1:8). Moses said that Israel’s kings should focus on God’s Word (Deuteronomy 17:18-20). And the psalmist promised blessedness to the one who meditates on God’s Word “day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2).

Consider how you can incorporate God’s Word into your thoughts “all the time” through reading, memorization, music, and other means.

It takes calm, thoughtful, prayerful meditation on the Word to extract its deepest nourishment.
Vance Havner