It is so hard to narrow down Christian meditation topics because the list of the goodness that God has to offer us might even be eternal. This post has highlighted 15 Christian topics worth meditating on because these 15 topics are some of the greatest gifts God has ever given us. We also have attributes of God listed, because simply meditating on who He is alone is worthy of our meditation.
What do Christians meditate on? Although there is a great number of topics that a Christian could choose to meditate on, the 15 Christian topics that we have chosen are:
- Peace
- Hope
- Love
- Being Still
- Rest
- Joy
- Forgiveness
- Freedom
- Mercy
- Transformation
- Newness
- Grace
- The Savior
- The Father Heart of God
- The Power of the Holy Spirit
Although this list has not exhausted every Christian meditation topic, but these offer some of the sweetest gifts to mankind and they also touch on important Biblical topics and themes.
1. Peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
— John 14:27
2. Hope
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
— Deuteronomy 31:6
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
— Psalm 43:5
3. Love
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
— John 3:16
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
— 1 John 4:7
‘The most important one,’ answered Jesus, ‘is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.’
— Mark 12:29-31
4. Being Still
He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’
– Psalm 46:10
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.
– Exodus 14:14
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
– Psalm 37:7
5. Rest
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
— Matthew 11:28
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
— Psalm 91:1-2
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.’
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
— Matthew 11:29-30
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
— Hebrews 4:9-10
6. Joy
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
— 1 Peter 1:8-9
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
— Romans 14:17
7. Forgiveness
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’
— Matthew 18:21-22
You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
— Psalm 86:5
abounding in love to all who call to you.
8. Freedom
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
— Galatians 5:1
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
— John 8:36
I will walk about in freedom,
— Psalm 119:45
for I have sought out your precepts.
9. Mercy
Who is a God like you,
— Micah 7:18
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
— Nehemiah 9:31
10. Transformation
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
— Romans 12:2
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
— 2 Corinthians 3:18
11. Newness
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
“See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind”
— Isaiah 65:17
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness”
— Ephesians 4:22-24
12. Grace
But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
— Ephesians 4:7
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
— Hebrews 4:16
But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble’.
— James 4:6
13. The Savior
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
— Hebrews 12:2-3
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
14. The Father Heart of God
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
— John 1:12
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
— Proverbs 3:11-12
and do not resent his rebuke,
because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
15. The Power of the Holy Spirit
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
— John 14:26
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
— Romans 15:13