Now you’re ready to use your senses to create the scene of your
encounter with God. Put the Bible story you have read in your mind. What can
you see, hear, smell, feel, taste? What season is it? Where are you? What are
you doing? Are you inside, outside, walking, or sitting?
“Let us in imagination go back to that scene, and, as we sit with
the disciples on the mountainside, enter into the thoughts and feelings that filled
their hearts. Understanding what the words of Jesus meant to those who heard
them, we may discern in them a new vividness and beauty, and may also gather
for ourselves their deeper lessons.” (White, Thoughts from the Mount of Blessings 1896, p 1)
When the scene is real and you feel yourself “there,” begin the
action. Look up and see Jesus, or whatever scriptural scene you have chosen. Go
through the story and be a part of it. Find out what it means to you. A good
description of this process is provided by Ellen White in Desire of Ages. “It would be well for us
to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ. We
should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene,
especially the closing ones. As we thus dwell upon His great sacrifice for us,
our confidence in Him will be more constant, our love will be quickened, and we
shall be more deeply imbued with His spirit.” (Page 83)
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