What do you think of when you think of doing your daily devotions? For some it may be reading through a passage and taking the time to meditate on what it means. For others it may be getting out a Greek/Hebrew dictionary or a concordance and studying out individual words and meanings. Some people like to study a certain topic and read all the passages having to do with that particular subject. Others use a devotional plan and read the suggested verses and then the devotional's commentary. But what about memorizing the Bible? If you're like I've been for most of my life, this isn't something you think of doing on your own on a daily basis. It's more of something you did when you were younger, or that you do for school or Christian summer camp. Lately though, that has definitely changed. I went through a season where really chewing on a passage was difficult. I felt that I needed something simpler to let my mind dwell on the Word of God and truth. It was around then that I really got to seriously thinking about how many verses I'd had the opportunity to learn but that I wasn't practicing and was likely to soon forget. Working on these memory verses (and memorizing new ones!) proved (and is still proving!) to be a great way to be in my Bible without feeling daunted by the need to pick the verses apart too much. Of course study and reading is still necessary, but this can be a great addition to that or something to even put more focus on for a season! "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." ~Colossians 3:16 "The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." ~Psalm 119:130 Even just the simple entrance of them giveth light and understanding! "The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide." ~Psalm 37:31 There's certainly more to having the law of God in your heart than memorizing It, but what a great way to do that and to be able to quote It in your mind during any time of the day! "Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee." ~Proverbs 6:21-22 So, today, let's look at seven different methods you could use to memorize Scripture! Write it out. Listen to it. This is right up an auditory learner's alley, but it can help other types of learners too. Online audio Bibles aren't hard to find and are easy to listen to on-the-go! Sing it to a tune.
Read it aloud Repetition, repetition, repetition is the key. Hearing your own voice saying something over and over again can be a great way to get it running through your mind. Notecards
Phrase by phrase
Put it in a place where you can see it. This works especially well for memorizing just one verse. It could be done by sticking a sticky note with It on your mirror or desk (or somewhere else you look at alot), setting up a graphic with the verse on it as your screensaver, or writing It on the same page as your to-do list. Are there any methods that you have found to work well for you with memorizing Scripture? Is there a certain verse or passage that you are working on or would like to work on memorizing?
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Alesia Robinson
11/6/2023 08:36:24 am
When the girls were little, we learned verses by singing them. Some tunes came from friends, and some tunes we came up with. We even used this in Sunday School at times. It's amazing how much more quickly you can remember the verse that you learned by singing.
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11/6/2023 08:29:54 pm
It's neat that you came up with some of your own tunes! It is amazing how much that helps. Thanks for commenting! :D
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