6. The Word drives the garbage from our minds. I’m 59 years old, but I still occasionally remember images I saw as a teenager. Here’s the good news, though: through the Sword of the Spirit (the Word – Eph 6:17), we can capture every thought for Christ.
7. The day may come when we have little or no access to the Bible. Much of the world already faces this situation, and we can’t assume it won’t happen to us. We need to know the Word so well that we can teach it without a written text in front of us.
8. Memorization prepares us to share the gospel. Sure, we can use apps and tracts to evangelize – but having the Word ever on our lips gives us confidence and conviction to tell the good news. Knowing the Word weakens our fears of proclaiming.
9. Memorization review requires daily time with the Word. That’s the nature of memorization – if we don’t work on it regularly, we forget what we’ve memorized. Even a few minutes a day to review biblical texts can strengthen our walk with God.
Readers, help us learn how you memorize Scripture. What’s your method? What apps do you use?
If you’re interested in leading your church to memorize the Word together, perhaps this post will also help you.
This article on scripture memorization originally appeared here.
