I remember vividly being dropped off at Sunday School as a child, and being very nervous, because I knew that the teacher would want to hear my memory verse. I was never so good at memorizing.
As an adult, I am still not so good at memorizing.
Oh, I have students memorize, I encourage others to memorize, and I still sometimes try to memorize … I am just not very good at it.
The memorizing of scripture is a good, helpful and wise thing to be actively, regularly doing.
Presently I am working on a portion of Psalm 139 … I aim to have memorized it by a speaking date in May (imagine a clammy-palmed, dry throat, finger-nail chewing middle aged lady cowering in a chair … that would me be imagining that I can actually do this!
But, I am going to try … because it really is good for me!
John Piper is a brilliant author, speaker, pastor (I also realized when watching this video that he does a great impression of a bobble head doll). Check out his eight sentences on the value of memorizing scripture.
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