ON “MEMORISING THE WORDS OF GOD”

ON “MEMORISING THE WORDS OF GOD”

Norman Brown said: “As a young naval officer, I had to memorise procedures for navigating our ship, firing its guns, and dealing with emergencies. By knowing techniques by heart, I didn’t need written instructions in urgent situations. Scripture serves a similar purpose. I know I am to love God, my neighbour, my wife and family, and even my enemies. When I’m tempted to be unloving, the Spirit often brings to mind a fitting word of Scripture to resist the wrong.” The Word in our heart reveals that Christ in us is our “hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). The Spirit who inspired the writing of the Word uses Scriptures we’ve learned to make us more like Christ.
Practically, the spiritual discipline of memorising Scripture helps us at all times to continually live in the light of God’s Word; this makes all the yielding from now to eternity. That’s it!!!

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