John Piper and I, along with several others, use a very simple technique that Andrew Davis as an example.
[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[2] He was in the beginning with God.
[3] All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Day 1:
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Read John 1:1 10 times (read it each time to imprint the words in your mind).
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Then close your Bible and recite it 10 times (I suggest reciting it aloud).
Day 2:
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Refresh John 1:1, and then recite it 10 times by memory.
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Read John 1:2 10 times.
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Close your Bible and recite it 10 times.
Day 3:
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Recite John 1:1 one time by memory.
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Recite John 1:2 10 times by memory.
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Read John 1:3 10 times.
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Close your Bible and recite it 10 times.
And on and on. Review, read, recite, repeat. If you repeat a verse by memory once a day for 100 days, it will be in your permanent long-term memory.
If you want to know how to sustain a habit of reviewing, Andrew Davis has a 30-page book on how to do this (only $0.99 on Kindle!).
You can do this!
You can do this! You really can! And you should. Memorizing big chunks of Scripture is not as hard as you think and will be one of the best investments of your life for the 10 reasons listed above and more.
You will not regret it.
