Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Meditate, х meleta (G3191)] - 'meditate CAREFULLY upon' (Psalms 1:2; Psalms 119:15: cf. "Isaac," Genesis 24:63).
These things (1 Timothy 4:12-14). As food would not nourish without digestion, which assimilates it to the substance of the body, so spiritual food, to profit us, needs to be appropriated by prayerful meditation.
Give thyself wholly to - literally, 'BE in these things;' be wholly absorbed in them. Entire self-dedication as in other pursuits, is the secret of proficiency. There are changes as to all other studies, fashionable today, out of fashion tomorrow; this alone is never obsolete, and sanctifies all other studies. The exercise of the ministry threatens its spirit, unless it be sustained within.
Profiting, х prokopee (G4297)] - 'progress' in the Christian life, and especially toward the ideal of a Christian minister (1 Timothy 4:12).
May appear to all - not for thy glory, but for winning souls (Matthew 5:16).