Read Your Bible... And Remember It

June 14, 2023

“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11

Hide the Word of God in your heart! What does this mean?

To hide God’s Word in your heart means you read it often enough to

memorize it. You can recall scripture at a time of need or remember

God’s promises during a time of prayer or speak words of truth to

encourage someone else.

If you’re serious about being spiritually strong and mature, the greatest habit you can develop is memorizing Scripture.

You don’t have to try to memorize chapters at a time or even read

chapters at a time. In fact, a little portion of scripture well digested

is of greater value to you than a lengthy portion scanned hurriedly.

Memory is a skill you can learn. It’s a muscle you can strengthen. In

fact, memorizing Scripture will cause your brain to have a stronger

memory in other areas.

Why is it important to memorize Scripture? 

1. You’ll always have God’s Word with you. When you’re
2. tempted, you don’t have a Bible open or by your side. When you’re
3. witnessing to someone who doesn’t know Jesus, is under stress, needs
4. comfort, or is in a crisis, there’s usually not a Bible around. You need
5. God’s Word in your mind so you can remember it and review it right when
6. you need it.
7. You can meditate on Scripture wherever you go. You
8. can’t review God’s Word unless you remember it. If you’ve memorized
9. Scripture, you can think about it when you get into bed at night or as
10. you drive to an appointment. You can think about the Bible because
11. you’ve memorized it. That’s called meditation. The only promise of
12. prosperity and success that God gives us in the Bible says that
13. meditating on his Word is the key (Joshua 1:8).

The Bible says, “Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight

of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to

those who find them, and healing to their whole body” (Proverbs 4:20-22 NLT).