“Where’s my lyrics app?” Todd questioned his classmate Vincent, with a frown. “Todd, you spent all semester reciting and memorising music lyrics, and it cost you your grades. So I deleted it!” “You did what?” Todd fumed, “There isn’t any connection between my grades and that app, man!” “Oh but there is! Look, I study and memorise God’s Word and I always get A’s. I think you should give memorising the Word a try!”
Some Christians can memorise and quote many scriptures off by heart, which is commendable. Whereas, some others erroneously assume that memorising scriptures is no longer fashionable. With the introduction of different electronic Bibles and Bible software where scriptures can be located at the tap or swipe of a screen, many Christians have relegated the importance of memorising scriptures in personal Bible study. This ought not to be so.
Some Christians can memorise and quote many scriptures off by heart, which is commendable. Whereas, some others erroneously assume that memorising scriptures is no longer fashionable. With the introduction of different electronic Bibles and Bible software where scriptures can be located at the tap or swipe of a screen, many Christians have relegated the importance of memorising scriptures in personal Bible study. This ought not to be so.
Learning to memorise scriptures is a very fundamental part of good Christian growth and development. Even though you have easy access to online Bible reference materials, you must exercise your mind to retain the Word of God. Your mind is the doorway to your spirit (2 Corinthians 4:4). The Word of God has to be in your consciousness to produce results in your life.
When you have read your Bible, pick out certain verses and recite them by heart. This is the beginning of meditation, and the more you do this, the more the Word will get into your spirit. The same way you take time to learn and memorise things in school, you have to discipline your mind to retain scriptures. You’d be amazed at the impact it’ll have on your life!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the impact of your Word on my spirit. As I meditate on the Word, and retain those priceless thoughts in my heart and consciousness, my profiting appears to all! I function always from a vantage point of victory, glory, success, and prosperity, where I reign and rule over circumstances, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
