In our meditation yesterday, we held out prayer as our God-given privilege to surmount the hordes of problems that confront us. Our text today provides a complementary tool. There are clues we can draw from this psalm to confront the tough days. The writings of Scripture are examples for us. The first is taking to meditation in the Word of God and the works of His hands. You can choose to meditate on the work of God in nature. This is what informed the writer of the hymn, “How Great Thou Art.” He encountered the omnipotence of God in creation; the awe that greeted him blossomed into that timeless hymn. You may also choose to meditate on the work of God in your own personal life or in those who are close to you. Of course, the Word of God provides the perfect platform for constructive meditation.
The potency of meditation is that it helps you to channel your inner energy in a positive, constructive way. Instead of burning and fretting over a problem, you think of the answer, that is, God. Meditation helps to connect your thoughts with the thoughts of God. David testified: “Unless Thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.” Psalm 119:92. Difficulties should be incentives for extra time in the Word and meditation. Furthermore, the writer of Psalm 77 did not only meditate on the works of God, but he also spoke of them. We might take that for confession. When you meditate, spiritual matters are released into your spirit man. Those things are to be declared in positive faith confessions. There is power in what we say, particularly when it is in alignment with what God has said.