"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shall 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" (Josh 1:8, KJV).

Who wouldn't want to be successful and prosperous? One of the meanings of the Hebrew word for prosperous is: "to break out”. In order for that to happen we have some instructions to follow. In Deuteronomy 6:6-9 it says that God’s commandments should be in our heart and we should talk about them throughout the day.

In Deuteronomy 29:9 we see something very similar to Joshua 1:8. It says we must remember and do the words of God’s covenant and then we will have wisdom and prosperity. In Psalm 1:2-3, we are told that the godly man meditates day and night in the law and whatever he does prospers. To meditate means to think about God's word by speaking it, not just thinking about it.

So, we learn from these few verses above that in order to be prosperous and successful we should be meditating on the word, speaking the word and obeying the word. However, we know there are many other benefits to doing these things in addition to the ones mentioned. Remember that in Matthew 6:33 the Apostle directed us to seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness FIRST and then we would receive all we need. So, put God's word first in your day today and enjoy the benefits.

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