Meditate or Marinate….
Meditate = To engage in, or actively seek truth in Scripture
Marinate = To soak in, become saturated, be still
Meditate = Us actively contemplating God’s Word, learning and becoming familiar with His Scripture
Marinate = Us sitting at the feet of Jesus absorbing that which He gives us, process of knowing God intimately. Our shutting up and listening.
Meditate = Us obediently putting forth effort to learn.
Marinate = Us getting out of the way letting God do and show us what He wills.
Is one better or more important than the other? I guess that depends on who you ask. Some would say that it is all about Scripture and learning the Word. But the Scripture says that “the letter is dead”. Others would say it’s all about soaking in His presence and in that He will reveal His Word. Many times this attitude leads to spiritual goofiness.
What we need is both, we are instructed to worship in Spirit and Truth. We need to be men of the word and men of the spirit to have the balance that we need. We are called to emulate the character of Jesus in all that we do, and we need to have a deep understanding of who He is to be able to achieve that. That understanding comes from meditating on His Scripture and marinating in His presence, the truth and the glory. This is where we can fully tap into the power and love that allows us to be over-comers and walk victoriously in His Kingdom, despite the world around us.
