Repeat to remember. That’s the ticket for memorizing God’s Word. Follow a progression of saying the verse 25-20-15-10-5 times on consecutive days. Then put the verse on a 3×5 card and keep reviewing. Walks are a great time to review verses, provided you can see. . .
For years, I would take a stack of Bible verses on walks. In one walk, I could easily review 50-100 verses.
Then I found that I needed reading glasses. While image is not something I worry about too much, I thought it looked a little strange to wear reading glasses on a walk.
My children started to protest when I wore both reading glasses and sunglasses. They thought it bad for their image.
Finally, I found a solution compliments of our friends at L.L. Bean. I discovered sunglasses with bifocals. Granted, they’re not Ray Bans. But I’m looking cool (or as cool as I can look) and hiding God’s Word in my heart.
Today when I go out for a walk, the 10 commandments are the first verses on my stack. I started memorizing these verses on July 13, 1991. I’ve been reviewing them ever since. Just give 10 minutes a day to memorizing Scripture. You will be amazed at the difference it makes. The Word of God is the means He uses to revive the soul! (Psalm 19:7-11)
See this category of posts on Scripture memory.
I took Pastor Chris’s Scripture Memory class at GLBC a few years ago and I still use it to this day. To my shame, not as faithfully nor as consistently as Chris. Yes, I have many cards in the ‘do over’ stack. And I’ve passed this method on to ladies in my various Bible study groups that I’ve met in my travels.
Marge, that is so encouraging!
Nothing works better in the 2-3-4 o’clock am waking hours when the voices of fear and anxiety seem so loud than scripture committed to memory.
Related, Piper says the whir of the gears of his mind when not actively working on something is Isaiah 48:10. For me it is Psalm 103: 1-5. How about you?
Sorry, that was supposed to be Isaiah 41:10.
I have various passages — but I think Psalm 23 is the chapter I look to when I am most stressed. The prologue to John’s Gospel is one I often quote, as is 2 Cor 4:16-18.
If I had to point to one central passage that I think of most often, it would be Titus 2:11-14.
Thank you for your encouragement to memorize God’s Word! Just wanted to let you know of another free resource to help in your memorization–ScriptureTyper.com. My husband developed Scripture Typer a few years ago for our family, and it has become one of the very top Google results for Bible memory. The site is free. It enables you to memorize by typing your verses and thus harnessing your kinesthetic (or touch) memory. You can create your own verse library, and Scripture Typer will remind you to review your verses on a set schedule, which is super helpful for long-term retention. It’s also fun to watch your Verse Library grow! The iPhone/iPad app (Android app under development and coming soon!) also has additional features, including flash cards, drawing your verses out, and audio playback so you can record your verses and listen back to them, which is great for driving and long walks! Hope Scripture Typer blesses you, as that is our desire! Blessings, McKenzie
Thanks McKenzie. It’s great to see how people are harnessing technology.