Here are some suggestions for effective meditation on Scripture.

Set a reachable  goal after picking a passage to memorize—aim for memorizing one verse a day if you  can, or one every two days, or whatever you can handle.

After memorizing 5 verses, spend some days (3) meditating each day through those verses (personalizing and praying them). When I was younger, this took only a few minutes each morning.

Then go on and memorize more verses until you have a whole passage down.

Follow this up by meditating on that passage every day for two weeks and see what insights, new understandings and revelations the Spirit will give you.

Then go on to a new passage.

Here are a few suggestions of passages to memorize and meditate on.

Psalm 23, the “all purpose” passage, useful in every situation.

Ephesians 1: 3-12  Our identity and worth in Christ.

John 15:1-12 What Jesus shares with us.

Romans 12, guidance

Ephesians 6:10-18  Putting on the armor of God

Psalm 62:1-8, our true, ever-present refuge.

This is work, but in the end it yields much fruit, much joy and much help for you and others. It is the best spiritual investment you can make!

Picture: meditation brings much beauty into our lives.