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Deuteronomy 30:14
But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
Reading the Bible aloud keeps the Word near you. It keeps it in your mind, in your ears and in your heart. It's harder to gloss over verses or speed read when you are speaking the words clearly and emphatically. It puts the Word in greater proximity to your senses and your soul.
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
God commands that His word stay in our "mouth." This is the specific method of meditation, and through meditation and recitation springs obedience and success in walking with the Lord. Again, Israel had an oral culture, so some may argue that reading could be just as effective in fulfilling this command, but the verse says "shall not depart from your mouth" not "shall not depart from your mind." God was commanding them to recite His word, to put it in their mouths and listen to it.
Psalm 49:3
My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
The Word of God can train our tongue and our speech. If we put it on our tongue, it will come up more in conversation. Our tongues can be trained to speak wisdom and our speech can inspire and sustain the meditation of our heart.
Psalm 119:172
My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
Our speech confirms that God's Word is righteous; it stands as praise to God. Reading the Bible aloud is vocal praise to God. We don't sing worship songs primarily in our heads. We worship with our mouths.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Reading the Bible out loud will make you feel good; it's enjoyable. The Holy Spirit bears witness to our praise and to Christ's Word by manifesting His presence and in His presence there is fullness of joy.
by Jonathan Ammon
But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
Reading the Bible aloud keeps the Word near you. It keeps it in your mind, in your ears and in your heart. It's harder to gloss over verses or speed read when you are speaking the words clearly and emphatically. It puts the Word in greater proximity to your senses and your soul.
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
God commands that His word stay in our "mouth." This is the specific method of meditation, and through meditation and recitation springs obedience and success in walking with the Lord. Again, Israel had an oral culture, so some may argue that reading could be just as effective in fulfilling this command, but the verse says "shall not depart from your mouth" not "shall not depart from your mind." God was commanding them to recite His word, to put it in their mouths and listen to it.
Psalm 49:3
My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
The Word of God can train our tongue and our speech. If we put it on our tongue, it will come up more in conversation. Our tongues can be trained to speak wisdom and our speech can inspire and sustain the meditation of our heart.
Psalm 119:172
My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
Our speech confirms that God's Word is righteous; it stands as praise to God. Reading the Bible aloud is vocal praise to God. We don't sing worship songs primarily in our heads. We worship with our mouths.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Reading the Bible out loud will make you feel good; it's enjoyable. The Holy Spirit bears witness to our praise and to Christ's Word by manifesting His presence and in His presence there is fullness of joy.
by Jonathan Ammon
I love it and what you say is true.
We dont doit so much any more, eachone owns several versions and it seems to be assumed all read it on own.
It would be neat to have the scriptures that really touch me in front of me, I actually write them down as well and was totally filled with indescribable peace. I have not don't this for a long time I guess I forgot and I get involved in reading but meditating on the passages that speak to you is an awesome wonderful thing.
Thank you so much for the reminder. Wish I had know this when I had a youth group!~!
The books title is "The Secret Power of Reading Gods Word" By Joyce Meyer