The Loadstone of Meditation Restores Spiritual Heat

The loadstone—that marvel of nature—possesses a singular property: when carelessness or accident robs it of its magnetic virtue, it may be restored by laying it for considerable time among steel filings. Thus recovered, it draws with power once more.

So it is with the Christian spirit. When neglect causes our heavenly heat and liveliness to diminish, there exists a proven method of recovery: we must immerse ourselves in deep, fervent meditation. This practice warms and quickens the soul as nothing else can.

Consider David, the holy Psalmist. How often we observe his spirit burning with sacred fire through the act of meditation! His musing made him hot—burning hot at the heart. Notice the pattern throughout the Psalms: David's heart begins low and discouraged, yet as meditation deepens and intensifies, his spirit grows hotter still, until at last it flames upward to extraordinary heights of heavenly fervor.

All who practice meditation with genuine devotion experience these blessed, soul-enlarging heats. If we could gather together every saint's glorious heart-quickenings—those rich experiences of meditation's warming efficacy—we would possess a magnificent chain of pearls, each one a testimony to Yahweh's power to reignite the cooling embers of our faith.