Imagine... (Discipline 1, Part 3)

Did you ever think of your imagination as a gift from God? I mean, think about it. Some of the greatest things in life come from our imagination. Some of the greatest inventions started out as daydreams in the heads of some visionary people. Artists and musician can often see or hear their masterpieces long before they will actually physically perform them. All this because of God's gift, the immagination.

Richard Foster says this about the imagination and it's use in the spiritual discipline of meditation:

We are seeking to think God's thoughts after Him, to delight in His presence, to desire His truth and His way. And the more we live in this way, the more God utilizes our imagination for His good purposes. In fact, the common experience of those who walk with God is one of being given images of what can be.

Imagination can be especially used in meditation on the scriptures. Imagine yourself in the picture of what you are reading. Imagine hearing the words of Jesus. Feel the sun shining on your face, hear the Sea of Galilee, smell the fish as Peter takes them off the boat.

God can redeem our life, He can redeem our imagination and use it for His purposes.