Bible Memorization

November 28, 2006

Joe,

I know you will agree that one of the keys to deepening our pursuit of Jesus is Bible memorization. I don’t know of any discipline that has been more valuable to me in my years as a believer than the discipline of memorizing the Word of God. In this short audio clip, John Piper talks about a strategy for memorizing verses. In addition to the method that Piper explains, I would recommend reviewing the verse you memorize four or five times throughout your day. I find that no matter how many times I can recite the verse when I learn it, if I don’t run it through my mind a couple of times that day after I have learned it, then I am likely to forget a word here and there.

A couple of months ago I decided to incorporate 10-15 minutes of my morning devotions to memorizing Scripture and, by God’s grace, I recently finished memorizing the book of 2 Timothy. I believe these final words from Paul to a young pastor will bear fruit in my life and ministry for years to come.

So prayerfully consider what passages of Scripture need to be burned on your hearts, and start to discipline yourselves to get it done! I trust that for any who have the desire to do it, God will supply all the grace needed to hide the Word in your hearts.

Larry

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