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How Deep Are Your Thoughts on Christ? Cultivating a Life of Holy Meditation
Series: Starting the Year Rooted in Christ
Author: Drew von Nieda
While listening to The Whole Counsel Podcast with Dr. John Snyder, a question kept circling my mind and would not let me go:
How deep are your thoughts on Christ?
That question should stop every believer in their tracks.
We live in a time where many are content with a shallow, postcard version of Jesus. We know the outlines, the familiar stories, the Sunday school summaries. But many who came before us—like the Puritans or pastors of the Great Awakening, those faithful physicians of the soul like John Owen, Thomas Watson, John Flavel, and Samuel Davies—would remind us that Christianity is not mere agreement with facts. It is a heart captured by a Person.
The Danger of a Surface Faith
It is possible to stay busy with religious activity while never truly beholding Christ Himself. The great design of the enemy is to keep the soul from a clear view of Christ. If Satan cannot keep you from church, he will gladly keep you from gazing.
Thin thoughts of Christ produce thin worship. Shallow meditation produces fragile holiness.
Gazing into the Depths of Christ
To think deeply on Christ is to move beyond what He can do for us and to stand in awe of who He is.
There is a mystery of His person. Fully God and fully man. Infinite and finite united in one Person so that sinners might be brought to God.
We should be amazed at the breadth of His love. A love that reached into the mire of our rebellion. Christ’s heart while sitting in heaven burns toward His people now with the same passion as when He hung upon the tree.
The sufficiency of His work should bring you rest and assurance. Is His finished sacrifice enough to quiet your conscience? Or are you still trying to supplement those words of Christ, “It is finished” with your own efforts?
A Call to Holy Meditation
Friends, do not settle for a glance at Christ. Gaze at the beauties in all that He has accomplished.
True spiritual life is found in the steady, prayerful turning of the mind toward the King. Let your first thoughts in the morning be of His mercy. Let His intercession anchor you in times of weakness. Turn your eyes upon Jesus, not briefly, but as the main occupation of your soul.
So the question remains: is Christ the Sun around which everything in your life orbits, or is He a distant star, noticed from time to time but rarely contemplated?
May the Lord deepen our gaze, steady our hearts, and make Christ the great occupation of our souls.
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