David, with all his failures, still gives us a good example of how to do this in the Psalms. The first two books of the Psalms, from Psalm 1 through Psalm 72, are packed full of David’s meditations on the Word of God. From singing with his sheep to running in the wilderness, from his mighty victories to his humble confessions of sin, David’s life was dominated with a love for God and his Word.

I recently saw an advertisement from a local business for axe-throwing. I have never had the opportunity to go, but it sounds like a fun, manly activity. I was curious about when it became a “thing,” so I recently read up on the history a little bit.

Axe-throwing has been used for centuries in warfare and hunting, but apparently, it’s the lumberjacks in the early 1800s who turned it into a sport (bless them!). Now, here at the beginning of the 21st century, we have been gifted with a revival of an epic sport we never knew we needed. I’d love to go. Who’s with me?

The revival of the modern art of axe-throwing reminds me of our need for the revival of a lost Christian discipline. It has fallen to the wayside for many Christians but is far more important than tossing around heads of sharpened steel. I am talking about the art of biblical meditation.

An ancient warrior no less than King David of Israel was a man highly skilled in this spiritual discipline. In the book of Psalms, he shows us why believers need to meditate and some ways we can learn this lost spiritual art. Why should we learn this ancient art?

1. God blesses those who meditate.

Here’s the first reason we should meditate—God blesses you with stability and fruitfulness in your spiritual life. The book of Psalms opens with a call to meditation, telling us the blessed man’s “delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:2). God blesses, or shows his favor, to those who carefully consider his Word and its implications for their lives.

Psalm 1 gives us a captivating metaphor to show us how meditation leads to stability and fruitfulness. The blessed man who meditates is “like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers” (Psalm 1:3). God intends for this stability and prosperity to impact in every area of life.

As we lead our homes as godly dads and husbands, our meditation on the Word of God should transform the way we provide for, protect, and direct our families. It should change the way I speak to my wife and my children. It should impact the financial decisions we make, the use of our time, the priority of the local church in our lives, and so much more.

Biblical prosperity does not mean life will automatically become smooth sailing for us or we will suddenly become wealthy.

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