The Sumballo Of Your Life

Friday, September 27, 2019

In Luke's account of Messiah's birth, it's written that Miriam, or Mary, "kept all these things and pondered them in her heart." The original Greek word used for her pondering these things is "sumballo." "Sumballo" not only means "to ponder" but "to meet with" and "to encounter." For Mary, the birth of Messiah was not just an event to experience. It was a reality to be kept and encountered. In the same way, your life doesn't consist of your circumstances or experiences. It's about what you take to heart, what you receive, and what you dwell on that determines and defines your life. No matter what's going on around you or not going on - if you take to heart the Lord's blessings, you will live a blessed life. If you ponder and dwell on His goodness, then goodness will define and fill your life. For whatever you take to heart and dwell on, that is what you will "meet with" and "encounter" every day of your life. For that which you dwell on, you will end up dwelling in. For what you ponder in your heart, will be your continual encounter.

From Message #1371 - The Miraculous Life