Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we can better understand Him.

How can we who died to sin still live in it? – Romans 6:2.

Thy sins after pardon have a blacker circumstance than the sins of devils, or the sins of wicked men, for theirs are not against pardoning mercy nor against special love. Oh! thaw thy heart every morning with meditation on pardon, and sin will not so easily freeze it in the daytime. When thou art tempted to sin, consider what thoughts thou hadst when thou wast suing for pardon, how earnest thou wert for it, what promises and vows thou didst make; and consider the love God showed thee in pardoning. Do not blur thy pardon, or easily wound thy conscience, or weaken thy faith.
~ CHARNOCK

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