Pondering

Good Morning,

Luke 2:19 (KJV)
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

When I read this familiar verse of Scripture I sort of love the word "pondered" in this context. It's not an everyday kind of word, ponder, that we use on a regular basis in our normal conversations. It's sort of a deep and meaningful word...just as is it's definition.

ponder v., dered, dering. -v.i. 1. to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate. -v.t. 2. to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully.

In addition to not using the word itself very much, it also occurs to me that we don't do it...ponder...very often, as well, in this day and age.

Now, of course, we don't have such weighty things to think about and ponder as did Mary those 2,000 plus years ago. None of us has to consider being the earthly mother to a Savior for all mankind. We don't have to think about what it means to carry a child, this particular child, as a virgin...and not being believed about her virginity. Yes, weighty things to think about for such a young girl. But, we do know the end of the story for her and we are aware that she was able to use her thought process, her pondering, and then understand what was going on.

No, we don't have such occurrences to ponder. But, we DO have much that we ought to be giving serious and deep thought to; things that we ought to be meditating about; things that we need to weigh and consider carefully in our lives. Perhaps nothing like being the mother of Jesus Christ, but important and meaningful none the less.

However, it's been my experience and my observation that we, in our microwave society, have little time to ponder...about anything at all, not to mention the really serious and important things that go on in our lives. Yes, we could go on and on and on and on here about all of the things that need our serious pondering, however, I don't think it's necessary to point out the obvious to any of us. We're all fairly intelligent human beings who hear these words spoken to us.

The thought that I hear in my heart and mind today is that I need to ponder much more often...and about more things. What I feel is that when I take the time to do this, ponder what's going on, I will find answers and ideas that I never had and that don't come from my meager, human mind.

You see, I truly believe that this pondering thing is how we can get closer to God and will enable us to hear Him in a better, clearer way. It's when we take the time to truly give deep thought, to ponder, a situation and to meditate upon what God's word might be saying concerning it, well, that's when the answers we need can come to us, will come to us.

Take time, my friends, to, well, to ponder this idea of pondering. Let's all of us take more time and give more thought to what's happening around us and what we ought to be doing about it.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David