Many of us know that reading the Bible is important. But many of us don't take time to memorize the Bible. Now I bet a lot of you reading this are freaking out because you need to memorize 1000+ pages. When I was in Chicago for my mission trip recently, one thing I noticed was that the members at the church could just recite verse on the spot, and some times entire chapters of the top of their head. That is impressive, and I know that I can't do that, partly because I haven't put the time or effort into that.
I'm not saying that you have to memorize the whole, Bible but memorizing parts of it will help. Psalms 37:31 says, "The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip." It is one thing to just read the Bible, but it is another thing to put the Bible in your heart. When you have memorized scripture, let's say on how God values you, then when you are tempted to believe that you are worthless, and not meant for anything, then you could just say back the scripture you memorized to strengthen you. Ephesians 6:17 says, "And the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." The word of God is to be used as a defense weapon , and if you don't know at least parts of the Bible how are you ever going to defend yourself. I know that it is hard to memorize verses, but when you memorize ones that actually pertain to you and what you are going through, they actually become useful quite often. We should all be encourage to memorize even just a couple of verses over the next week so we are able to recall them when they are needed.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your Word that you give us to read. Help me to read it and study it and to memorize it so I am able to recall it when needed. Amen.
I'm not saying that you have to memorize the whole, Bible but memorizing parts of it will help. Psalms 37:31 says, "The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip." It is one thing to just read the Bible, but it is another thing to put the Bible in your heart. When you have memorized scripture, let's say on how God values you, then when you are tempted to believe that you are worthless, and not meant for anything, then you could just say back the scripture you memorized to strengthen you. Ephesians 6:17 says, "And the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." The word of God is to be used as a defense weapon , and if you don't know at least parts of the Bible how are you ever going to defend yourself. I know that it is hard to memorize verses, but when you memorize ones that actually pertain to you and what you are going through, they actually become useful quite often. We should all be encourage to memorize even just a couple of verses over the next week so we are able to recall them when they are needed.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your Word that you give us to read. Help me to read it and study it and to memorize it so I am able to recall it when needed. Amen.
