7 Tips for Memorizing Scripture

We’ve all been taught the value of “hiding God’s word in your heart” (Ps 119:11), and we know that’s probably true, but it’s hard and time consuming, and I’ve only got so much time in a day.

But what if it’s not that hard and doesn’t consume that much time?

I’ve been trying to convince you of the benefits of memorizing scripture. Today I want to offer some tips I’ve either found through experience or learned elsewhere.

If Only You Would Slay The Wicked, O God

For all the Bible is filled with inspiring and comforting passages, there are places in the scriptures that stop us cold. The imprecatory Psalms, for example, are passages that call down judgment or calamity on their enemies or the enemies of God. We don’t quite know what to do with that.

Meditating on them can help us to make sense of — and peace with — those uncomfortable passages.

Getting the Bible Under Your Skin

We’ve all read “Blessed is the one ... whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2). That sounds great. We want to be “blessed”. Meditating on God’s word day and night sounds wonderful. The only problem is ... actually doing that. Are we supposed to walk around with a Bible in our hand all day long?

Wouldn’t it be great if we could download the Bible into our heads like they do in The Matrix? Alas, that is not an option. We’ll have to settle for the analog version: Memorizing it one line at a time.

People have always harped on us about memorizing scriptures, and we can all rattle off a few, but I want to encourage you about two things:
1) There is great benefit in memorizing more and longer passages.
2) It’s not as hard as you think. (That’s not to say it’s easy. Few worthwhile things are easy. It’s just not as hard as you think.)

Level Up Your Faith

When you’re a new believer, it seems like the world explodes into technicolor. You’re growing spiritually by leaps and bounds. It’s almost like you’re living on a mountain top with God. Then suddenly everything ... s l o w s ... d   o   w   n ....

Why? What changes? How do we get past this so we can feel like we’re growing again?