Hey guys,
Today, I'm going to give you five practical tips that you can use to memorize Scripture.
And this is extremely important, especially in the day and age that we live in.
Because the devil works through evil men and companies to spread lies.
But John 8:32 says: [John 8:32] But if you don't know the truth
or you can't remember it in the time of need - you're in trouble.
But when you already know the truth and can quote it, lies have no power over you.
Because you have the Word of God written in your mind and heart and it is the strongest
weapon you have in this temporary world. We see a great example of Jesus Himself when
the devil tried to tempt Him with half truths. Jesus used Scripture.
He quoted Scripture every single time.
Hebrews 4:12 says: [Hebrews 4:12] [Psalm 119:105] Now, just before we jump into this, you
also need to understand that it will help you nothing if you don't have the Spirit of
God that helps you to understand Scripture that reveals the truth of Scripture to you.
Because you can know all the Bible verses but if you know it in the flesh, it
will help you nothing because you will understand it wrongly and use it wrongly.
It won't help you because you won't understand the spiritual depth of the Word of
God if you are spiritually dead. [1 Corinthians 2:14] Now, let's start with the first step
to practically memorize Scripture. Number One: Start memorizing
Scripture while you are young. You know, I remember my dad when he
was still here on earth telling me, Daniel, you have to learn Scripture.
Memorize it while you are young and he was right. When you're younger you remember
verses better than when you grow older. And you have a lot more time to memorize
a lot of Bible verses while you grow older and it will help you in your life.
Now Timothy is a great example of someone who learned scripture at a young
age. [2 Timothy 3:14-15] Wow.
You parents. Are you teaching your children to love
and understand and memorize the Bible? Number Two: Start with the Bible verses that are
the most important for you right now in your life. The more valuable or special
something is to you, the more likely you will be able to remember it as well.
For example, if you grew up in a Christian home, right, but you practiced religion in
the flesh but were spiritually dead, you have not been spiritually reborn.
And then you read this: [John 3:3] Then reading this, you understand,
oh, I need to be born again just because my parents are Christian.
It doesn't mean I'm a Christian. I need to personally accept Him as my
Lord and Savior and be spiritually reborn. And then you make a point of
it, to remember this Scripture, because it helped you to understand this
truth and it marked a change in your life. So start to memorize all the important
Bible verses where God speaks to you. Let's move on to Number Three: Make a point point
to repeat and remember Bible verses that are short and easy to remember.
This helped me a lot. You know, I first really started to try
and memorize Bible verses in my middle 20s I would say.
And I focused on the Bible verses that are very important to
me but also verses that are easy to remember. The reference, for example, you know
the passage, but the references. For example John 10:10.
So 10: 10. Easy to remember from the Book of John.
John 10: 10. And it says: The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy but I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
So you see, the verse is short. It is easy to remember.
And the reference John 10:10 is also short and easy to remember.
Another example is Matthew 7:7: [Matthew 7:7] So when you hear a verse like this in
Bible study or at church, write it down. Memorize it and start to use
it, even in your prayers. For example, I would start to pray and say,
well God, in Matthew 7:7 it says that I need to keep on asking - keep on knocking -
keep on seeking - and you will answer me. And so that's how you start to
learn and understand God's promises. And then you will see how it start to change
your life as you write it on your heart and mind and while you even pray the Holy
Spirit will just bring those Bible verses up as you communicate with God.
Let's move on to the next one. Number Four: Break the
verses down to understand it. If you understand something, it
is always better than just trying to memorize it from repetition because
you understand the meaning of the verse. Let's take the example of Matthew 7:7.
It says: [Matthew 7:7] So now you break it down: ask, seek, and knock.
So you basically understand, oh, okay God is saying basically the same thing
that I need to pray without ceasing. Breakthrough prayer and so if you remember
those three words - ask, seek, knock - you will remember the rest of the Bible verse.
Number Five: Write down all the first letters of all the words from the verse you want to remember.
Now, some people, and I used to do this a lot, I would write down the Bible verse, name the
reference, right, and then the verse itself. But you can also just write the reference
and then the first letter of each of the words of the Bible verse.
And you write it in a block and then it's easier to remember it.
For example, Psalm 119 verse 105 says: [Psalm 119:105] So you draw a block with the
letters y w i a l t m f a a l t m p. Now see if you can fill in the words.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Now one last thing: Focus on one verse at a time by using repetition.
Now this is how I first started and you need to be realistic with yourself to say, alright,
how many Bible verses can I actually memorize in a week and memorize all of them so I
would focus on only two, three, or four. So I bought a small pocket size book and I started
with the first Bible verse, writing it down, then I would read it, close the book, and repeat it.
That night, I will try to say it from memory and the next morning as well without looking.
And then only when I fully remembered it perfectly - word for word - I would
then write down the next Bible verse. Now, if you - you're realistic - if you can
memorize two Bible verses a week - that is around 8 a month and 96 a year.
That is a lot. Now, there's one last important
thing I need to mention. And that is try to understand Scripture
as a whole so when you read it, don't just try to memorize certain Bible verses,
but memorize the books of the Bible as well. So try to remember the Bible verse that you're
trying to remember now, in what book is it, and what is the writer saying in this whole book.
What is the message. You see, you need to start to look at the Bible
with spiritual eyes and start to connect Bible verses and different books with each other.
Now let me just mention a few things that might help you.
Number One: There are 66 books in the Bible with two distinct sections, the Old Testament,
with 39 books, and the New Testament, with 27. Then Genesis to Deuteronomy is called the
books of the law, also known as the Pentateuch. It starts with creation and ends in
the time when Joshua takes over the leadership over Israel, from Moses.
Then you have the historical books, and it is from Joshua to Esther.
Then you will find the poetic books, from Job to Song of Solomon, and then you have
the major prophets, from Isaiah to Daniel. And then after them, comes the minor
prophets, from Hosea to Malachi. And that is the whole Old Testament structure.
And then there was a long period - 400 years of silence - everyone was waiting for the Messiah.
And then finally John the Baptist broke their silence announcing that the
Messiah is soon to follow. He was preparing the way for Jesus
and then the New Testament starts. Matthew Mark Luke and John are the
four eyewitness accounts of the life of Jesus when he was on Earth.
We call them the gospels. Next is the historical book of Acts.
It describes how the apostles started to spread the gospel with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Then from Romans to Jude we have the letters. These are the letters from
the apostles themselves. Paul wrote most of them.
And lastly we have the book of prophecy or vision - the Book of Revelation, which
reveals to us what will happen in the future. Now as you start to understand what each
book is about, and what it describes, the easier it will be to remember things.
For example, the Book of Romans, where Paul describes beautifully what justification really
means, and then you need to pray to God that He will help you - lead you - with the Holy Spirit
to memorize Scripture and to understand it. [Luke 11:28] We need to study God's Word to understand
the promises of God and let me tell you as you grow in Christ, day by day, the more
you start to understand God Himself and His promises, the more it will change your life.
And the more precious this book will be to you. It is God himself that speaks to us.
This is what He chose to reveal to us. [Psalm 119:11] Let me just give you an example so you
understand how important Scripture is. There are many Christians out there - young
and old - people who say that they've been Christians for years, who struggle to understand
the difference between the Spirit and the flesh. The spiritual life.
Why? Because they don't read Scripture enough. [Hebrews 4:12] Now if you're new to the Bible, and you're not sure where to start to
read it, please watch this video here. There's also a lot of other videos on my
channel that will help you to grow in Christ. So remember to subscribe and
never forget, that God loves you. And I love you, too.
Bye.
